The army of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir have listened to us'

Raha said the unusually clear statement POK always going to hurt "and that security needs for India 'practical approach' adopted.

He said that India's security environment in the region affected and avoiding confrontation with the military to ensure peace aerospace power will be needed.

"Our foreign policy, the United Nations Charter, the principles contained in the Non-Aligned Movement and Panchsheel declaration."

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- Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha

"We have ignored the role of military power '

Raha said here in an aerospace seminar that followed, we decided, orders and high security needs, in my opinion, we have not adopted the practical approach.We maintain an environment conducive to a great extent ignored the role of military power.

He said opponents of resisting, and avoiding confrontation in the country several times in the past had to be involved in the conflict, as a country to use military force against India 'reluctant', especially in wind power.

Raha said in Jammu and Kashmir in 1947 when insurgents attacked the IAF transport aircraft to the Indian troops and equipment to the battlefield helped.

He said when there was a military solution, follow the moral high ground, I think we have the United Nations for a peaceful solution to this problem. The problem is still posed. POK has been the subject of suffering for us. "

"In the 1962 war, we did not use air power '

Raha said that the use of air power in 1962, the conflict was not with fear. He regretted that the 1965 war for political reasons, we did not use air power against East Pakistan, East Pakistan and the Pakistan Air Force, our airports, aircraft, to attack ground. We never serious setbacks, but we did not retaliate. "

IAF chief said only full use of wind power in 1971 and the three worked together, resulting in the creation of Bangladesh.

He said, "But things have changed. We have to avoid confrontation and to defend the use of air power are willing to. "