Times of Islamabad

Indian Army Chief breaks silence over the military confrontation with China

Indian Army Chief breaks silence over the military confrontation with China

NEW DELHI – Indian Army Chief breaks silence over the militaryconfrontation with China.

India’s army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Friday he wasconfident that the ongoing border stand-off with China in the westernHimalayas could be resolved through talks.

“We are sure that the problem can be resolved fully through talks,”Naravane told Reuters partner ANI during a visit to the Ladakh region,where troops from the two nuclear-armed countries have been squaring offfor months.

“The situation along the LAC is slightly tense,” Naravane said, referringto the Line of Actual Control, the de facto border, along parts of whichIndia has deployed additional troops to stall any attempted Chineseincursions.