ISLAMABAD: Former Indian Army Chief General retired Manoj Naravane has lashed out at the Indian media for its irresponsible reporting and creating a war hysteria during the recent Pakistan and India conflict.
While talking to local media, he said that said that war is a serious matter, adding that war is not a Bollywood movie and the role of India was very regrettable, the way they attempt to incite a full-scale war on a public level was totally wrong.
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Ex-Indian Army chief explained that any war has a terrible psychological impact on the civilians especially living in border areas, so the path of peaceful negotiations and diplomacy should be adopted while avoiding war as much as possible. War should only be used as last option as it has long psychological and economical impacts on any society, he added.