Watch | Situation on ground with China ‘not normal’, trust ‘biggest’ casualty: Army Chief on Ladakh standoff
The Hindu
Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi called the situation with China along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh as ‘stable’ but is ‘not normal’ while stressing that they want restoration of the ground status as existed pre-April 2020.
Trust has been the “biggest” casualty, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi said terming the situation with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh as “stable” but is “not normal” while stressing that they want restoration of the ground status as existed pre-April 2020.
On the situation in Manipur, he said that no drone bombs were used and there was no infiltration by 900 anti-national elements contrary to some claims.
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“The situation on the ground today is stable but it is not normal and it is sensitive. We want the situation that existed per-April 2020 that should be restored, whether it’s be the ground occupation, situation, the buffer zone that have been created or the patrolling that has been planned. Till the time that is not restored, as far as we are concerned the situation will remain sensitive and we are operationally prepared to face any contingency… and in the entire gamut we see that trust has been the biggest casualty,” Gen Dwivedi said speaking at the curtain raiser event for the Chanakya defence dialogue being organised jointly the Army along with the Centre for Land Warfare Studies.
“As far as China is concerned, it has been intriguing our minds for quite some time. With China, you have to compete, cooperate, coexist, confront, and contest,” the Army Chief said.
Talking of the ongoing negotiations between the two countries for disengagement in the two remaining friction areas, the Army Chief noted that when it comes to execution on the ground it depends on the ground commanders.
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