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New Delhi. Strongly asserting that the Indian Army is powerful and ready to tackle any adverse situation on the International Borders, the Army Chief General Manoj Pande, said on January 12 that India has maintained adequate deployment along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China in the face of a two-year stand-off, and is prepared to deal with any eventuality.
The situation at the LAC is stable but unpredictable and India and China are holding talks at both military and diplomatic levels to resolve the issues, five of which have been resolved through the talks, Gen Pande said at his annual press conference here ahead of the Army Day Parade on January 15.
“The Indian Army is also creating a huge road network in their part alongside the International Border area. Simultaneously, India is boosting infrastructure projects near the Indo-China border. These border connecting roads will be all-weather roads. Besides, tunnels and bridges are also being constructed to reach the border in minimum time,” he pointed out.
On the impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on India, Gen Pande said there were lessons for India.
“We carried out an analysis of what lessons are there for us at operational, strategic and tactical levels. We have to contextualise these lessons. We have incorporated them in terms of larger weapons platform, cyberspace,” he maintained.
On more women officers in the Army, Gen. Pande said women officers might be commissioned soon into the Artillery, for which a proposal has been forwarded to the government.
As for the situation rising Joshimath town of Uttarakhand, which is threatened with subsiding. Gen Pande said: “If we are asked, in that case the Army is ready to help the local people in Joshimath. Army also can help in evacuating the people from the area.”
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