nbsp;India s new Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Manoj Pande said on Sunday that no loss of territory along the India China border would be permitted. Lieutenant General Manoj Pande Photo: File View pictures in App save up to 80 data. Lieutenant General Manoj Pande, India s new Chief of Army Staff, said on Sunday that no loss of territory along the India China border would be permitted.He said in an interview with ANI news agency, We are very clear that we will not permit any change in the status quo and any loss of territory at India China border . Further, he said that the situation at the Line of Actual Control LAC is normal at present. Our troops are holding important physical positions. The unilateral and provocative actions by our adversary to change the status quo by force, I feel have been adequately responded to, he said In terms of our preparedness levels, we have inducted additional equipment and troops in those areas. Our focus has also been on infrastructure development to match logistic and operation requirements, he added.Lt Gen Manoj Pande said talks between India and China are ongoing.
He said he was sure a resolution would be found.ON RUSSIA UKRAINE WARSpeaking on the Russia Ukraine war, Army chief Lt Gen Manoj Pande said that India would have to focus on developing capabilities to fight conventional wars. The ongoing conflict has brought out that the conventional wars are there to stay and are still relevant, he said. He added, We need to rely on our indigenous weapon systems and equipment and develop that capacity. To that extent, we re aligned with self reliance and Make in India initiatives. He also said that the Russia Ukraine war had brought to the fore non kinetic means of warfare like information and cyber warfare . We need to build our capabilities as we prepare ourselves for future conflict, he said.