India’s new CDS Lt. Gen. Anil Chauhan

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Meet India’s new Chief of Defence Staff. They say Lt. Gen. Anil Chauhan (retd) is a China expert. This is an excerpt from his speech after a clash between Chinese and Indian soldiers in Galwan in 2020.

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00:00Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan, Uttam Yudh Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Sena Medal, Vishisht Seva Medal, Seva Nivrit.

00:10It's a long border between us and China, and friction at one part of the border on

00:34Bornholmi cannot be taken as a yardstick to form an opinion for the entire border.

00:41I like to say that there have been no intrusions or major face-offs in the

00:47area of responsibility of Eastern Command since friction erupted in Ladakh.

00:55Post the Galwan incident, the Bornholmi and the mutual trust on the line of actual control

01:02between us and the PLA evaporated and it'll take time for things to stabilize and rebuild it.

01:09The People's Liberation Army and the Indian Army had undertaken some precautionary deployment

01:15during the Ladakh crisis, which is now witnessing a gradual de-induction in our sector due to the

01:21onset of winters. However, the Indian Army is fully prepared to beat any challenges during

01:28the winters. The People's Liberation Army had carried out rapid infrastructure development

01:35activities, including development of defenses opposite Sikkim and Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh.

01:42We are taking reciprocal actions and prepared to meet emerging challenges.

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