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New Delhi. Army Chief MM Naravane said on Saturday that the development of new infrastructure to maintain the military mobilization and large-scale deployment from the Chinese side in the eastern Ladakh region is a matter of concern and India should keep a close watch on all activities of the Chinese PLA. has happened. Naravane said that if the Chinese Army maintains deployment even during the second winter, it could lead to a LoC (Line of Control)-like situation, though not an active LoC, as is the case with Pakistan on the Western Front.
The Chief of the Army Staff said that if the Chinese Army continues its deployment, the Indian Army will also maintain its presence on its side which is “similar to the PLA”. And there has been a standoff between the Chinese armies for almost 17 months. By the way, both sides have backed out of many points of confrontation after a series of talks.
General Naravane said in the ‘India Today Conclave’, “Yes, it is a matter of concern that there has been large scale gathering and it continues and to sustain that kind of gathering, there is a similar scale of infrastructure on the China side.” He said, “So, it means they (PLA) are there to stay. We are keeping a close watch on all these developments, but if they are there to stay, then we are also there to stay.”
General Naravane said that the deployment and infrastructure development from the Indian side is similar to that of the PLA. “But what will happen, especially if they continue to be there even during the second winter, it definitely means that we will be in a kind of LC (Line of Control) situation, though that’s what it is,” he said. There will be no active LC as it is on the Western Front.
The army chief said, “But of course, we have to keep a close watch on the military gathering and deployment so that they do not make any misadventure once again.” General Naravane said in response to a question that it is difficult to understand that China Why started the standoff at a time when the world was battling the Kovid-19 pandemic and when it was facing some issues on the eastern sea side of the country. “While all this is going on, it is difficult to understand the point of opening another front,” he said.
“But whatever happens, I don’t think they could achieve anything in any of them because of the quick response by the Indian armed forces,” the army chief said, to comment on the overall situation in eastern Ladakh. When asked, General Naravane referred to the recent statement of a spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs and said that he has clearly mentioned that whatever happened on the northern border, it was a massive military gathering from the Chinese side and various protocols. due to non-compliance.
