Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 22: The Indian Army maintained high state of preparedness and ensured stability & dominance along all the frontiers including Line of Actual Control (LAC) and Line of Control (LoC) with China and Ladakh.
This has been stated in year-end review of the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
“The relentless counter-terrorist operations were also carried out while maintaining high training standards and constantly reviewing emerging & future threats to national security,” the MoD report said.
It said as part of diplomatic and military efforts concerning ongoing standoff along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh, 20 rounds of Corps Commander-level meetings and 14 related Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) meetings have been held.
“Both sides have agreed to maintain the momentum of dialogue and negotiations through the relevant military and diplomatic mechanisms. Indian Army has exercised the established border mechanisms to maintain peace and tranquility along the LAC in all sectors,” it said.
As far as the situation along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir is concerned, the MoD report said, post Directorate Generals Military Operation understanding of February 2021, situation along the LoC has significantly improved compared to pre-understanding violence levels.
“Relentless operations conducted in synergy with other agencies resulted in successful & incident-free conduct of international and national level events such as G-20 meetings and Amarnath Yatra with 4.45 lakh yatris visiting the shrine in Jammu and Kashmir,” the report said.
It added that Jammu and Kashmir has recorded the arrival of more than two crore tourists up to November 2023, which is much beyond the number in year 2022.
“Synergised counter-terrorist operations also resulted in elimination of 34 terrorists and apprehension of four terrorists in the hinterland. Besides, 18 infiltration bids were eliminated on the LoC in which 36 terrorists were killed and recovery of large war-like stores was made,” the report said.
Security forces, the MoD report said, are also continuing with the earnest endeavour to reduce the drug menace.
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