NEW DELHI: The situation along the border with China is steady but unforeseeable, Indian Army chief Gen Manoj Pande stated on Thursday.However he assured that India has kept appropriate force deployment along the Line of Actual Control with China, and is ready to handle any situation.The Chief of Army Staff was speaking during the yearly pre-Army Day address to the media.Gen Pande stated India and China continue to hold talks at military and diplomatic levels to resolve border row.

We have had the ability to fix five of the 7 issues that were on the table.

We continue to talk both at the military and diplomatic levels.

Weve adequate reserves to deal with any contingency, he said.All attempts t change the status quo at the LAC has been prevented, he added, without calling China.On Doklam, he stated the situation is being carefully viewed and all activities kept track of, without elaborating further.On facilities upgrade along the Chinese border, the Army chief stated, In the last 3 years, around Rs 1300 crores have actually been invested in Ladakh for infrastructure and environment requirements.

In the last 2 years, environments for around 55,000 troops, 400 guns completed in the Eastern Ladakh sector.

Speaking on the scenario in Jammu and Kashmir, Gen Pande stated the ceasefire understanding with Pakistan, which came about in Feb 2021, is holding well.

However cross-border support to terrorism and fear facilities in the Union Territory continues.

There is a marked reduction in the criteria of violence.

We have to stay alert, he said.He stated peace has returned to many of the states in the northeast.

He associated the gains to financial activities and the advancement initiatives in the region.Gen Pande said at least 25 Army structures have actually developed minor fractures due to the subsidence in Uttarakhands Joshimath town, and some troops moved.

If needed they will be completely relocated to Auli, he added.Joshimath rests on an essential roadway to the Chinese border.

As far as the bypass roadway (in Joshimath, Uttarakhand) is concerned, the work has actually been temporarily halted.

However our accessibility to forward areas and functional preparedness has actually not been impacted.

We will supply all support to the regional administration, he said.He likewise stated the Ukraine war has lessons for India to discover.

We performed an analysis of what lessons are there for us at functional, strategical - & tactical levels.

Weve to contextualise these lessons.

Weve integrated them in terms of larger weapons platform, cyberspace and so on, he said.The General stated that Army Day, observed on January 15, will be a special occasion this year as it is the 75th year of Indian Independence.

This Army Day is special as it is likewise the 75th year of Indias Independence.

We are also completely lined up with the future nationwide vision.

We have actually chosen to carry out a transformation, he said.General Pande said ladies officers may be commissioned soon into the Indian Armys Corps of Artillery, as a proposition to that result has actually been forwarded to the federal government for its assent.

We likewise have the Army Martial Arts Routine which will assist in dealing with combat situations.

It is an amalgamation of different martial arts in the country, he included.(With firm inputs)