India considers the 1963 agreement between Pakistan and China regarding Shaksgam Valley to be illegal and does not approve of any activities in the Valley, Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi said on Tuesday (January 13, 2026).
The Army chief, addressing a press conference, said the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China has been stable, but it needs constant vigil.
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The Army chief said, “In 2025, 31 terrorists were eliminated, of which 65% were Pakistan origin, including the three perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack neutralised in Operation Mahadev. Active local terrorists are now in single digits. Terrorist recruitment is almost non-existent, with only two in 2025.”
‘Future misadventure will be resolutely responded’
