Over 70 terrorists have been shot dead this year: Manohar Parrikar

Defence Minister Parrikar also said that the Chinese Army enters India by mistake thinking that it is operating in it's area

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday said we have put a check on infiltration along the Pakistan border and over 70 terrorists who were trying to enter India from Pakistan have been shot dead so far this year.

"We have put a check on infiltration into India along the Pakistan border. Terrorists trying to sneak into India have either been shot dead or beaten a retreat," Parrikar said.

"More than 70 terrorists who were trying to enter India from Pakistan have been shot dead this year so far", he said.

Parrikar cited a "ratio" of the "martyrdom" of jawans to slain terrorists while speaking to reporters here.

14 jawans have attained martyrdom this year so far, the minister said, adding that the figures reveal that if India lost one jawan, 5 terrorists had been killed against it.

The ratio come to 1:5, Parrikar said, adding that earlier it was "1:1.5".

Denying that the Chinese Army had breached India's border, the defence minister said several points have been made for dialogues along the Indo-China border.

The border between India and China has not been demarcated, he said, adding that it is because of several historical reasons.

As a result of this, Parrikar said that the Chinese Army enters India by mistake thinking that it is operating in it's area.

"We stop them and send them back. Sometime they return on their own. Such incidents are being reported since last 20-30 years but their occurrence has dropped by 40%," Parrikar claimed.