New Delhi, January 16
The Army is maintaining a “strong defence posture” along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), and is ready to deal with any contingency, Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande said on Sunday.
He was addressing the annual Army Day parade at Bengaluru. It is for the first time that the parade is being conducted outside the Capital. General Pande said the situation along the northern border areas (with China) was normal and steps had been taken to maintain peace through established protocol and existing mechanism.