NEW DELHI :Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor on Wednesday has said that India is ready hinting at Pakistan creating war hysteria after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. There has been more tension with Pak than usual after the attack, he said. "We are keeping all our options open," General Deepak Kapoor told in a news conference.In a press conference in New Delhi, General Kapoor said that India is now going to approach the United Nations Security Council and push it to list Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar under resolution 1267. Listing Azhar will make it difficult for Pakistan to duck the issue, said General Kapoor.Under the resolution, the UN established a sanctions regime to cover individuals and entities associated with al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden and the Taliban wherever located.The head of India's army also confirmed that Pakistan has redeployed troops along the two countries' tense border but said his forces were ready for all eventualities."The aspect of some (Pakistani) troops coming towards the east... we are aware of it. That has happened. They have come to the eastern border of Pakistan with India,"."However having known this fact, let me assure you that the Indian army has factored this in its planning," he added. "That is not something which is a cause of concern for us."The chief of India's 1.3-million strong army conceded the tensions between the two countries were high."There has been larger amount of tensions since 26/11 because we do feel that the perpetrators came from Pakistani soil," Kapoor said."In view of that we in India are keeping all our options open and that must be clearly understood," the general said."It is not to raise any kind of hysteria for war... but I am referring to the keeping of all our options open -- whether diplomatic, economic or, as the last resort, a fighting option," he said.
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