China’s intent has been to maintain boundary challenge ‘alive’: Army Chief Gen Pande
2 min readBy PTI
NEW DELHI: The fundamental challenge with China stays the decision of the boundary query however Beijing’s intent has been to maintain it “alive”, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande mentioned on Monday, asserting that Indian troops are adequately deployed to cope with any scenario alongside the frontier.
Gen Pande mentioned the Army’s goal is to revive the established order ante previous to April 2020 and that steerage has been given to the troops deployed alongside the border to stay agency and resolute of their duties.
The Army chief instructed a gaggle of journalists that Indian troops proceed to carry “important positions” alongside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and that the Army has a “robust posture” to confront any scenario.
“The basic issue remains the resolution of the border. What we see is that China’s intent has been to keep the boundary issue alive,” he mentioned.
“What we need as a country is a ‘whole of nation’ approach and in the military domain, this is to prevent and counter any attempt to alter the status quo at the LAC,” he added.
Gen Pande, who took the reins of the Army over every week in the past, mentioned the diplomatic and navy talks between the 2 sides resulted within the disengagement of troops on the north and south banks of Pangong Tso, Gogra and Patrolling Point 14 in Galwan, and added, “We hope to find resolution through dialogue in remaining areas.” “Our aim is to restore status quo ante prior to April 2020,” he mentioned.
The japanese Ladakh faceoff started on May 4-5 in 2020. India has been insisting on the restoration of the established order ante previous to the standoff.
The goal is to determine belief and tranquillity on each side but it surely can’t be a “one-way affair”, he mentioned.
“Our troops continue to hold important positions along the LAC. As far as the situation is concerned, guidance given to the troops is to remain firm and resolute in the task they are undertaking and prevent attempts to change the status quo,” he mentioned.
