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June 19, 2002
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Big decline in infiltration: Fernandes

Defence Minister George Fernandes said on Wednesday there had been a 'considerable decline' in militants crossing over from Pakistan into India.

"So far as trans-border terrorism is concerned there has been considerable decline," he said.

He also said the army could be ordered back from the border, if Pakistan halted the flow of militants across it.

"If we see, say in the next one month or say maximum two months, that terrorists coming from Pakistan have stopped, then we will believe that the situation is normalising and then we can do the job of calling back our army," Fernandes told Aaj Tak television channel in an interview.

Earlier, Fernandes had said that India would keep troops at the border 'as long as it is necessary'.

Reuters

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