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Updated June 22nd, 2021 at 23:58 IST

'After Galwan clash, Chinese Army realised it needs better training': CDS Gen Bipin Rawat

"Tibet Autonomous Region is a difficult country. Indian soldiers are very adept because we have a lot of mountain warfare training," claimed CDS Gen Bipin Rawat

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The Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Tuesday said that after the faceoff with Indian forces in Galwan Valley and other locations along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Chinese Army has realized that it needs better training and preparation. Last year there was a violent clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh. CDS Rawat stated that Chinese soldiers don't have much experience of fighting in the mountain terrain of the Himalayas and are mainly enlisted for a short duration.

"Chinese deployment on border with India has undergone a change, especially after incidents that happened in Galwan and other areas in May and June 2020. Thereafter, they realized that they need to be better trained and better prepared. Their soldiers mainly come from the civilian street. They are enlisted for a short duration. They don't have much experience of fighting in these kinds of areas and operating in this kind of terrain," Gen Rawat told ANI.

On June 15, the Chinese Army suffered heavy losses in Galwan Valley clash and was forced to check its aggression at several other locations by the trained Indian soldiers in the Ladakh sector last year.

'Indian soldiers are very adept': CDS Rawat

General Rawat informed that India had to keep a watch on all activities of China in the region and Indian soldiers are very proficient in fighting in the region.

"The Tibet Autonomous Region is a difficult country. It is a mountainous region. You need specialised training for this, in which our soldiers are very adept because we have a lot of mountain warfare training. We operate in mountains and continuously maintain our presence. Whereas for the Chinese, it's not so. It is part of that training that they are carrying out. We have to keep our guard and keep a watch on all activities of the Chinese forces. In doing so, we have to maintain presence along LAC," added CDS.

Northern & Western front equally important: CDS Rawat

In view of the increased deployment of forces, CDS said both fronts-- the northern front and the western front remain an equal priority for the country.

"We have maintained a kind of posture that our troops deployed at northern borders are capable of functioning at western border and vice versa. Yes, we have committed some additional troops on the northern border as we find they are becoming more active and are a primary threat to us," he said. 

(With ANI Inputs)

(Image Credits: PTI)

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Published June 22nd, 2021 at 23:58 IST

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