The 38-year-old wicketkeeper batsman started his stint with the Kashmir unit on Tuesday. He is deployed in south Kashmir region as part of Victor Force and the cricketer is expected to be with them till August 15.

Indian Army chief Bipin Rawat warned Pakistan over its "misadventure", saying that let there be no doubt that such acts will be "repelled with a punitive response".

Army chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat on Friday met a group of Kashmiri students and exhorted them to join the Indian Army and serve the nation.

China on Monday expressed anger over Indian Army chief Bipin Rawat's remarks, saying such "unconstructive" comments would hurt peace.

India Army chief General Bipin Rawat's remarks that his force was ready to call Pakistan's "nuclear bluff" and cross the border cannot "erase the core truth" that the two countries need to engage each other in dialogue, a Pakistani newspaper said on Monday.

Pakistan's top civil and military leaders have threatened India to start a nuclear war. The warning comes a day after Indian military chief Bipin Rawat called Pakistan a 'nuclear bluff'.

China is strong, and has been asserting itself, but India is not a weak country, Army chief General Bipin Rawat said on Friday, stressing that the focus now needs to shift from the western to the northern border.

The transgression incident in Arunachal Pradesh, where Chinese workers entered Indian territory constructing a track, has been resolved, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said on Monday.

Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat on Saturday here said it was time to recommend Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa's name for the highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna.

Indian army chief General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said that anti-terrorism operations in Jammu and Kashmir will continue as before even after the appointment of an interlocutor to resolve the long-standing issues in the Valley.