Key Points
Former Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane (retd) has said the involvement of foreign agencies in the Manipur violence cannot be ruled out..
The involvement of foreign agencies, not only I say, cannot be ruled out but I will say they are definitely there, especially Chinese aid to various insurgent groups, he said...
The former Army Chief said the Chinese aid has been helping these groups for years and would continue to do so even now...
On a question about the role of drug trafficking in the ongoing violence in the Northeastern state, the General said drug smuggling has been there for a very long time and the amount of drugs which has been seized has only increased over years...
General Naravane was asked about Army recruitment scheme Agnipath on which he said: The scheme was launched after a great deal of deliberations...
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