Situation on China border 'stable but unpredictable, ready to deal with any situation': Army chief

New Delhi, Jan 12: The situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China is stable yet unpredictable, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande said Thursday. He added that India has ramped up infrastructure development and deployed adequate troops and equipment deployed to deal with "any contingency".

Addressing the media ahead of the Army Day on January 15, Gen Pande said both countries have been able to resolve five of the seven issues along the LAC and continue to hold talks at the military and diplomatic levels.

"Though unpredictable, the situation at the northern borders is stable and under control. We have been able to resolve five of the seven issues on the table in the talk as our preparedness is of very high level and we have enough reserves to deal with any contingency," Army Chief had said.

the Indian Army is closely watching the situation in Doklam and monitoring Chinese activities there, he added.

Talking about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the Line of Control (LoC), he stressed on the need to 'remain alert', saying the ceasefire has held well on the Pakistan border but the neighbour's support to terror infrastructure and terror groups was still persistent.

Apart from this, He also said that peace has returned to most of the states in the Northeast.