Army Chief General Bipin Rawat during the presentation of the President’s Standard to 87 Armoured Regiment, 41 Armoured Regiment and 10 Armoured Regiment at Suratgarh military station. PTI

Jaipur/Abohar, December 5

Operations against militants in Kashmir will continue, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat asserted today, adding that while it was up to the “neighbouring country” as to how it treats terrorist organisations but India will continue to raise the issue.“Operations in Kashmir are going on continuously and we see an improvement in the situation in the Valley. Such operations will go on,” Rawat told reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony at Suratgarh military station in Sriganganagar district. The security forces in J&K have eliminated over 200 militants this year, the highest number since 2010.(Follow The Tribune on Facebook; and Twitter @thetribunechd)In an apparent reference to Pakistan, Rawat said how the “neighbouring country” deals with terrorist organisation is their matter “but we will keep raising this”. We do not want that such organisations are promoted, he said.Rawat was at the Suratgarh military station to present the President’s Standard to three regiments — 87 Armoured Regiment, 41 Armoured Regiment and 10 Armoured Regiment — after a mounted parade which was attended by Lt Gen Cherish Mathson, GoC-in-Chief Sapta Shakti Command, Lt Gen PC Thimmaya, GoC Chetak Corps, and a number of other senior military officers and civilian dignitaries. General Rawat also released first day cover to mark the grand event. The ceremony was hosted by Colonels of the Armoured Regiments — Major General Vinod Sharma, Major General SS Mahal and Major General Kulpreet Singh, respectively. A formation of roaring T-72 main battle tanks, the mainstay of Indian Armoured Corps, displaying might of the Army, was commanded by Brigadier Praveen Chhabra, Commander of the Sand Viper Brigade with Regiment Contingent commanded by the respecting commanding officers. — TNS & Agencies