Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: ARMY Chief General Upendra Dwivedi has said that the 1963 agreement between China and Pakistan regarding the Shaksgam valley in Jammu and Kashmir is illegal. He said this while replying to a media query on the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson comment on the Shaksgam Valley.
The Army Chief said the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China has been stable, but it needs constant vigilance.
Speaking at the annual press conference of the Indian Army on January 13, Gen Dwivedi said that Operation Sindoor was the best example of triservices synergy with full freedom to act and respond. He said the operation remains ongoing, and any misadventure by the adversary will be dealt with effectively. He said that a clear decision to respond decisively was taken at the highest level following the Pahalgam terror attack.
He said that eight terror camps, of which two are near the International Border (IB), and six across the Line of Control (LoC), are still active, and security forces are keeping a close watch on them Army Chief said the Operation Sindoor reset strategic assumptions by striking deep, dismantling terror infrastructure, and puncturing the longstanding nuclear rhetoric. He said the Indian Army successfully destroyed seven out of the nine targets and played a pivotal role in ensuring a calibrated response to Pakistan’s actions.
Gen Dwivedi said that since May 10, the situation along the Western Front and in Jammu and Kashmir remains sensitive but firmly under control. He highlighted that 31 terrorists were eliminated last year, of which 65 per cent were of Pakistani origin.
