Northern border stable, but not normal: Lt Gen Dwivedi
SRINAGAR: The northern border is stable but “not normal”, a top Army commander said on Sunday, referring to the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Ladakh region.
Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi, the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Northern Command, said five of the seven friction points in eastern Ladakh, where the Indian Army and the Chinese PLA are locked in a standoff since May 2020, have been resolved and talks are underway for the remaining areas. “The northern border area is stable but it is not normal or it’s sensitive,” he told reporters in Srinagar.
Referring to Pakistan, the Army commander said the neighbour has orchestrated the terrorist attacks in the Poonch-Rajouri region as they did not like the ongoing development work here.
“There was prosperity and improvement in the lives of people in Poonch-Rajouri area. Investments were coming in and people were getting jobs. Our neighbouring country did not like this atmosphere of peace and prosperity.
That’s why they have been promoting militancy in the area but we have launched counter operations,” he said, expressing confidence that they will control terrorist activities in the coming days.
Lt Gen Dwivedi said the coordination among police, military and local people needs to be improved. “The number of police stations is being increased while we are carrying out some reorientation as
well. This will help us control the situation,” he said.
The Army commander said 2023 has been declared as “zero-infiltration year” as no terrorist was able to come in through the Line of Control.