Situation along LAC is stable but ‘not normal’: Army chief

• Stated the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China as “stable” but “not normal.”
• Highlighted trust as the biggest casualty.
• Warned against Chinese “grey zone” warfare tactics.
• Speaking at the Chanakya defence dialogue event.
• Recommends restoration of pre-April 2020 situation, including ground occupation, buffer zones, and planned patrolling.
• Stressed the need for competition, cooperation, coexistence, confrontation, and contest with China.