<p> Tension along the Indo-Pak border had largely reduced but the situation was not yet normal and it will depend on Pakistan's action, Defence Minister A K Antony today said.<br /></p>.<p><br />Asserting that India is "not a war mongering country", he said the normalisation process will take some time and added it depended on mutal confidence building measures and "mainly on the actions of Pakistan".<br /><br />"Tension along the border has largely reduced in view of the recent telephonic discussions between the defence officials. However, the situation has not yet normalised," he told reporters here.<br /><br />"I cannot set a time limit for normalisation, but it depends on the approach and actions of Pakistan," Antony said.</p>.<p>Tension along the Line of Control (LoC) had increased between the two countries after the killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops on January 8 in the J&K's Mendhar sector. </p>.<p>One of them, Lance Naik Hemraj, was beheaded.</p>.<p>Even now, there are about 42 terror camps along the border and ceasefire violations by Pakistan were more than last year, Antony pointed out.</p>.<p>During winter, a large number of infiltrations take place, going up in summer, he said.<br />He said the defence forces are doing a commendable job on the border and always keeping vigil.<br /><br />"India is not a war mongering country. Our defence forces are very alert, ready to protect our borders and provide national security," he said. </p>
<p> Tension along the Indo-Pak border had largely reduced but the situation was not yet normal and it will depend on Pakistan's action, Defence Minister A K Antony today said.<br /></p>.<p><br />Asserting that India is "not a war mongering country", he said the normalisation process will take some time and added it depended on mutal confidence building measures and "mainly on the actions of Pakistan".<br /><br />"Tension along the border has largely reduced in view of the recent telephonic discussions between the defence officials. However, the situation has not yet normalised," he told reporters here.<br /><br />"I cannot set a time limit for normalisation, but it depends on the approach and actions of Pakistan," Antony said.</p>.<p>Tension along the Line of Control (LoC) had increased between the two countries after the killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops on January 8 in the J&K's Mendhar sector. </p>.<p>One of them, Lance Naik Hemraj, was beheaded.</p>.<p>Even now, there are about 42 terror camps along the border and ceasefire violations by Pakistan were more than last year, Antony pointed out.</p>.<p>During winter, a large number of infiltrations take place, going up in summer, he said.<br />He said the defence forces are doing a commendable job on the border and always keeping vigil.<br /><br />"India is not a war mongering country. Our defence forces are very alert, ready to protect our borders and provide national security," he said. </p>