NEW DELHI, May 24: The Indian army is prepared to meet any threat to the nation's security but the preferred choice to resolve disputes with neighbours is through dialogue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said.

“There should be no doubt in anyone's mind that we are prepared and determined to deal with any threat to our national security in the appropriate manner... Our armed forces are always ready to deal with any such challenge,” Dr Singh was quoted by United News of India as saying on Wednesday evening.

He was releasing a book ‘1965 War - Inside Story,’ based on the diary notings of the then defence minister Y B Chavan during the 22-day war.

“Equally, we have the wisdom and the courage to say that the only lasting solution to any political or bilateral dispute is one that is negotiated through dialogue and discussion, and is arrived at honourably and to the satisfaction of all,” Dr Singh said.

UNI quoted the prime minister as saying that the book “highlighted the mature and balanced relationship that existed, and continued to exist in our country between our political and military leadership.”