The new Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane has said the army has "various plans" for operations in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and is ready for "any task". In an interview with NDTV, asked if India can look at military operations in PoK as something than can be realistically achieved, General Naravane said: "We have our forces deployed all along the border including Jammu and Kashmir and we have various plans and if required, those plans can be put into action. We will carry out and carry out successfully any task that we are tasked to do." Asked if that can include operations in PoK on a larger scale, he told NDTV, "Should that be the mandate".