In an unique meeting with, Indian Army principal General Upendra Dwivedi claimed the scenario along the LAC is “stable but not normal” as he shared his sights on the total boundary scenario
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After over 4 years of the continuous armed forces stand-off in eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the scenario on India-China boundaries is “stable but not normal”, Indian Army principal General Upendra Dwivedi claimed in an unique meeting with Managing Editor Palki Sharma.
He claimed, “As far as China is concerned, it has been intriguing our minds for quite some time. I keep saying that with China, you have to compete, you have to cooperate, you have to coexist, you have to compete, you have to confront and contest.”
“A positive signalling is coming from the diplomatic side. But what we have to understand is that the diplomatic side gives you options and possibilities, but when it comes to execution on ground, it is dependent on the military commanders on both sides to take a decision,” General Dwivedi claimed.
He claimed, “The situation is stable, but it’s not normal and it’s sensitive.”
“We desire the scenario that was previously April 2020 to be brought back. Till the moment, the scenario will certainly continue to be delicate, and we are gotten ready for any kind of type of backup. The trust fund has actually ended up being the greatest casualty,” the Army chief said.
On progress on flashpoints like Demchok, he said, “Everything we can think of along the Northern Front is on the table, it includes Depsang and Demchok.”
He spoke on a range of issues including terror attacks in the Jammu region of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, situation in Manipur and Lebanon pager attacks.
On the new wave of attacks in Jammu, General Dwivedi said, “If you take all the parameters, I feel we are moving towards peace. The terrorists who have come now are foreign terrorists.”
Whether model villages and border infrastructure are helping in countering Chinese expansionism, General Dwivedi said, “State governments have been empowered now to put in resources, and this is the time where the Army, the state governments, and supervision by the central government, all three are coming together. The model villages which are coming together now – they will be much better.”
On the ground situation in Manipur, he said, “It has become a battle of narratives. Situation may be stable today, but it is tense.”
The Indian Army primary clarified just how the Lebanon pager assault, credited to Israel, might have been accomplished. He claimed, “The battle does not begin the day you begin combating, it begins the day you begin preparing.”