The new Army chief has ruled out any troop reduction in Jammu and Kashmir.

??Normalcy has not yet returned to the troubled state where insurgency has been festering for almost 20 years. The question of redeployment will be looked at as and when appropriate,?? Gen Deepak Kapoor, who assumed command as the 23rd army chief on Monday told mediapersons.

According to the new chief, ??The degree of deployment would be dependent on the ground situation.??

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