Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi has given a big statement regarding LAC with China. He said that talks are going on at the diplomatic level but the implementation on the ground will be overseen by the Army Commander. He said that the situation on LAC is stable but not normal. The Army Chief said this during the Chanakya Raksha Samvad.
The Army Chief said that we will have to compete and cooperate with China. Apart from this, we will have to face each other and live together. We want the situation to return to what it was before April 2020. Be it patrolling, buffer zone or who was on the ground. Unless pre-2020 conditions are restored, the situation will remain at worrying levels. We are fully prepared for any operation. Whatever situation he has to face, we can handle it.
China betrayed
The Army Chief said that faith has suffered the biggest loss during this period. There were many issues that were easy to solve. Where the situation is more difficult, both sides have their own views. The general said there have been some positive signals from both countries but military commanders will sit and talk about how to implement it. This will be possible only when each front and aspect is discussed separately.
Our model village is better than China
He said that China has established many villages on the LAC, about which the Indian Army is alert from the beginning. The Army Chief said that the population of Tibet and China is not close to LAC. They are doing artificial immigration. It's their country they can do whatever they want. It remains to be seen whether there is any big conspiracy behind this. There are also model villages on our border. For this, the state government, army and central government are working together.
He said this regarding South China Sea
Army Chief said what is happening in South China Sea? First the fishermen come to the gray zone, then the army comes to save them. There are some more designs behind this that we need to look at. He said that the situation in Kashmir has changed after the removal of Article 370. The number of pilgrims increased and Amarnath developed a lot. Our emphasis was on South Kashmir, now the situation there has completely changed.