India-China standoff to end ‘very shortly’: ITBP chief SS Deswal

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ The border standoff between India and China in eastern Ladakh is expected to be resolved peacefully ‘very shortly’, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) chief S S Deswal has said, adding the infrastructure along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is also being ramped up at a rapid pace.

In a wide-ranging interview, the director general of the ITBP said his troops have been provided with special winter clothing and nutritious food as they brave the severe chill in eastern Ladakh where the armies of India and China are locked in a tense standoff for over six months.

Asked about the current military standoff with China in eastern Ladakh, Deswal said ‘strains in bilateral relations are already evident but we are confident these will be sorted out peacefully very shortly’.