LAC situation ‘stable but sensitive’, maintaing high state of preparedness: Army Chief on border tensions with China
India’s Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Thursday said the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is “stable” but “sensitive“, and asserted that Indian troops are maintaining a “high state” of preparedness to deal with any challenge. General Pande also said that both India and China continue to hold talks at military and diplomatic levels to find a resolution to the remaining issues.
Our operational preparedness continues to be at a high level, he said, noting that the Indian Army is maintaining adequate reserves to confront any security challenge in the region.
General Pande was addressing a press conference ahead of Army Day. Indian and Chinese troops are locked in after a big clash in Galwan in June 2020. There were confrontations at certain friction points in eastern Ladakh even as the two sides completed disengagement from several areas following extensive diplomatic and military talks.
On the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, General Pande said the ceasefire understanding with Pakistan is held along the Line of Control (LoC) though there have been infiltration attempts. We are foiling infiltration attempts along the LoC, he said.
General Pande said there has been a drop in overall incidents of violence in Jammu and Kashmir but such incidents have increased in the Rajouri-Poonch sector. Terror infra continues to thrive across the border, he said in an apparent reference to Pakistan’s support to various terrorist groups. This is an area where our adversary is active in abetting terrorism, he said referring to the Rajouri-Poonch sector.
Asked about talks between Bhutan and China to resolve their boundary dispute, General Pande suggested the developments having a bearing on India’s security are being monitored. We have robust military engagement with Bhutan and closely monitoring developments, he said. The Army Chief described the situation along the Indo-Myanmar border as a matter of concern. We are closely watching developments there, he said.
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