‘Face-off With China in Sikkim & Ladakh Not Linked’: Army Chief

In an attempt to downplay clashes between Chinese and Indian troops in Ladakh and Sikkim, Army Chief General M M Naravane said that the two cases were not “interconnected” or part of a “bigger plan.”

In an interview with news agency ANI, Naravane said that the face-off between the Chinese People’s Liberation Army troops and Indian troops are nothing new. “Temporary and short duration face-offs between border guarding troops do occur along the LAC (Line of Actual Control) due to differing perceptions regarding the alignment of boundaries which are not resolved,” he said.

He went on to say that the armed forces were going to deal with the issue as per protocols. If the matter is not resolved there then another level of dialogue is brought in.

Speaking about the face-offs occurring at Sikkim and Eastern Ladakh around the same time, the Army chief said:

Explaining why these face-offs occur, Naravane told the publication, “ We go up to our set patrolling points and they go to their set patrolling points. Number of times when both of us reach the same place at the same point of time, we both say to each other ‘why are you here?’. As far as we are concerned, it is a routine happening. These faceoffs happen 10 times a year in different places, such as Demchok in Eastern Ladakh, Naku La (in Sikkim) and Yangtse and Dichu (in Arunachal Pradesh). There are 10 to 15 places where these things happen,” he said.

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