No decrease in strength of troops by India, China: Army Chief

No decrease in strength of troops by India, China: Army Chief

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No decrease in strength of troops by India, China: Army Chief

New Delhi: Amid ongoing border tension with China, Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday said that there has not been any decrease in the strength of troops either on the Chinese side or Indian side as far as friction points are concerned.

He was of the view that issues will be addressed between the two countries on the basis of mutual and equal security and exuded confidence that the two sides would be able to resolve the issue. He was addressing the annual press conference here, ahead of the Army Day on January 15.

“Every year PLA troops come to traditional training areas. With winter and completion of the training period, training areas have been vacated. Fair to assume those troops who were in-depth areas in Tibetan Plateau have gone back and that’s the reduction in strength on the plateau,” the Army Chief said. “There has been no decrease in strength either on their side (China) or our side as far as the friction points are concerned,” he said.

General Naravane said that there has been no change in the status quo in Eastern Ladakh and asserted that both sides would be able to reach an agreement, which would result in disengagement and de-escalation.

“As far as the situation in Eastern Ladakh is concerned, the situation is the same as prevailing last year. There has been no change in the status quo,’ he said.

Referring to the resolution of the present situation, he expressed the hope that based on the principle of mutual and equal security, the two sides would be able to reach an agreement that would result in disengagement and de-escalation and disengagement from the friction areas. “And, once de-escalation has been achieved then an overall de-escalation and a reduction in strength of the troops in the forward areas,” he said.

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