Situation along China border stable but unpredictable as boundary undefined: GOC

The situation along the eastern border with China is stable but unpredictable due to undefined perceptions about the boundary GOCinC Eastern Command Lt Gen R P Kalita saidThe Eastern Command takes care of the LAC in the Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim sectorsAlso readUS closely monitoring IndiaChina border situation State DeptThe whole problem stems from the fact that the border between India and China is undefined There are different perceptions about the Line of Actual Control LAC which lead to problems As of now the situation in the eastern side of the border is stable but unpredictable due to different perceptions about the border he said at a Meet the Press programme at the Press Club KolkataDefence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Parliament on December 13 that the Chinese troops tried to unilaterally change the status quo in the Yangtse area in Arunachal Pradesh but the Indian Army compelled them to retreat with its firm and resolute responseOn January 12 Indiarsquos army chief said the border situation with China is stable but unpredictable after a nearly twoandahalfyear standoff between tens of thousands of soldiers from both countries in the eastern Ladakh areaGen Manoj Pande told reporters the countries were continuing to talk both at the diplomatic and military levels and that Indiarsquos military maintains a high level of preparednessFor the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the appldquoWe have adequate forces We have adequate reserves in each of our sectors to be able to effectively deal with any situation or contingencyrdquo Pande saidldquoI would say the situation is stable and under control yet unpredictablerdquo he saidPande added that the RussiaUkraine conflict has impacted the supply of spare parts for Indiarsquos military but did not provide more details He also spoke about Indiarsquos reliance on equipment from these countriesldquoThe sustenance of these weapons systems mdash equipment in terms of spares in term of ammunition mdash is one issue that we have addressedrdquo he saidExperts say up to 60 percent of Indian defense equipment comes from Russia and New Delhi finds itself in a bind amid the standoff with China over a territorial dispute Twenty Indian troops and four Chinese soldiers died in a clash in 2020The Times of India newspaper reported on Thursday that India is having problems transporting back one of its dieselrun submarines after a major refit in Russia which has been hit with sanctions over the Ukraine warIndia says China occupies 38000 square kilometers 15000 square miles of its territory in the Aksai Chin Plateau which India considers part of Ladakh where the current faceoff is happeningIndia says any unilateral change in the border status quo by Beijing is unacceptableThe Line of Actual Control separates Chinese and Indianheld territories from Ladakh in the west to Indiarsquos eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh which China claims in its entirety India and China fought a deadly war over the border in 1962This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever