NEW DELHI: India increased pressure on Pakistan with Army chief General Bikram Singh saying that the forces will retaliate "at a place and time of our choosing" if the hostile neighbour refuses to mend fences. In the toughest language in the stand-off with Pakistan following the brutal killing of two soldiers, General Singh made it plain that the Army will not put up with provocative acts on the border. "I have given very categorical directions to the Northern Command. When we are provoked, we shall respond immediately.