Dec. 2: India has no intention of carrying out surgical strikes on Pakistan if another terror attack comes from that country as it does not believe in a tit-for-tat policy, said V.K. Saraswat, scientific adviser to defence minister A.K. Antony.
Speaking to reporters after receiving an honorary doctorate from the Sathyabama University on Thursday, he said India did not subscribe to that kind of aggression.
“Our complete policy with respect to development as well as security is purely from the defensive point of view,” said Mr Saraswat.
The adviser was responding to questions about the communications between the United States government and its missions abroad that have been published by WikiLeaks.
In the leaks, US officials have talked about India’s ‘Coldstart’, a plan to attack Pakistan without provoking a nuclear response.
“Even during the 26/11 (terror attacks on Mumbai), despite such a kind of a provocation our country has taken a very mature view,” said Mr Saraswat. “Coldstart is just imagination.” Sathyabama University chancellor Jeppiaar said the university’s nanosatellite being developed in association with Indian Space Research Organisation will be launched in January next year.
“Our students and faculty have worked with Isro scientists this year to develop the satellite,” he said.