2024-10-03 17:48:25
New Delhi: Regarding the situation on LAC, Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi said that positive signals are coming from the diplomatic side but when it has to be implemented on the ground, it is seen by the military commanders from both sides. He said that the situation on LAC is stable but not normal and is sensitive.
The biggest loss of trust
In Chanakya Defense Dialogue, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi said that one has to compete, cooperate, coexist and confront and contest with China. He said that we want the situation which was there before April 2020 to come back, whether it is about who was where on the ground or about the buffer zone or patrolling. Till that happens, the situation will remain sensitive for us and we are fully prepared for any operation, whatever situation may arise, we can face it. He said that the biggest loss in this entire episode has been to trust. He said that many issues which were easy to resolve have been resolved. Where the situation is more difficult, where both sides have their own perceptions, talks are going on there. General Dwivedi said that some positive indications have been given from the diplomatic side of both the countries, the military side will sit together and talk about how it can be implemented on the ground. When this conversation takes place, every aspect of the Northern Front including Depsang, Demchok will be discussed.
Also cautious about Chinese Village
China has built many villages on the other side of the LAC, about which the Indian Army has been cautious from the beginning. Regarding this, the Army Chief said that the population of Tibet and China is not near LAC. They are doing artificial immigration, it is their country they can do whatever they want but we saw what will happen in South China Sea. First the fishermen came to the gray zone, then the military came to save them. There is a bigger design behind this, we will have to see it. He said that India also has model villages. The state government, army and central government are working together and our model villages will be much better.
What is the situation in Jammu?
Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi said that after the removal of Article 370, it became clear what Jammu and Kashmir means for India and what India means for Jammu and Kashmir. The number of pilgrims increased in Amarnath Yatra, the number of tourists increased and a lot of development took place. He said that so far this year only two people have been recruited in terrorist organizations whereas earlier there used to be 200-300. He said that our focus was more on North Kashmir, whereas the terrorists focused on those places where we were seeing more peace and prosperity. Foreign terrorists came to those areas. We made changes in the deployment of the army and there was reorganization in the police also. Everyone is working together.