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Indian Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi, in his annual media briefing ahead of the upcoming Army Day, said that as far as the standoff is concerned, we have to see that everything has changed after April 2020. Both sides have manipulated the terrain (through deployment and construction), built billeting and stockpiling and deployment. This means there is some degree of impasse.
After the tension on LAC, India has given statements from its side several times regarding the India-China side. China has also accepted that the situation between India and China is returning towards normal. But till now the presence of heavy army on the border is not allowing the danger to end. The military presence continues to perpetuate a threat that has been deepening over the past four years. When the Indian Army Chief was asked a question regarding this, he also accepted that the situation is sensitive and stable. From October 2024 onwards, India and China started intensifying their efforts to move towards disengagement. But the biggest question is that the armies of India and China have retreated from various targets. But the presence of a heavy army there is still raising many questions. Amidst all this, the drill conducted by China near the LAC is raising questions again. The exercise conducted by China and the statement of the Indian Army Chief during it is very important. Drones, tanks and armored infantry fighting vehicles were also launched in this exercise.
Indian Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi, in his annual media briefing ahead of the upcoming Army Day, said that as far as the standoff is concerned, we have to see that everything has changed after April 2020. Both sides have manipulated the terrain (through deployment and construction), built billeting and stockpiling and deployment. This means there is some degree of impasse. Dwivedi’s comments in response to a question on the situation along the LAC came two-and-a-half months after the Indian Army and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) resumed their patrolling activities in Depsang and Demchok in Ladakh after a gap. The disengagement in the two areas began on October 23, 2024, two days after India and China announced breakthrough in talks to resolve their standoff in Depsang and Demchok, the last two flashpoints in Ladakh where the two armies faced off. .
The Army Chief said that there should be a new definition of trust between the two countries after the changed scenario on both sides of the LAC following the developments after April 2020. There is a need for us to sit together and come to a comprehensive understanding of how we want to defuse the situation and restore trust. Therefore, we are now looking forward to the next meeting of the Special Representatives on the border issue and the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on India-China border matters and we will move forward based on their guidance. India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Beijing on December 18, 2024 for their first formal talks in nearly five years.
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