The military standoff between the two sides began in early May of 2020.Full resolution of the border row has not yet been achieved though the two sides have disengaged from a number of friction points.’Army is prepared to face any kind of a contingency'”Till the time the situation is not restored, as far as we are concerned, the situation will remain sensitive, and we are fully operationally prepared to face any kind of a contingency,” the Army Chief said.Gen Dwivedi also briefly touched upon the Indian military’s overall approach towards China.”As far as China is concerned, it has been intriguing our minds for quite some time. I have been saying that with China, you have to compete, you have to cooperate, you have to coexist, you have to confront and contest,” he said.Last month, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks at St Petersburg in Russia with a focus on finding an early resolution to the row.In the talks held on the sidelines of a conclave of BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) nations, the two sides agreed to work with “urgency” and “redouble” efforts to achieve complete disengagement in remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh.
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