India won't reduce troops along China border in winter, army chief says


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NEW DELHI: India is not looking to reduce the number of troops along the northern frontier in winter, the country's army chief said on Monday (Jan 13), adding that it will review summer deployment based on the outcome of negotiations with China.

Four years ago, 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers were killed during border clashes following which both sides stopped patrolling several points on the border in Ladakh to avoid new confrontations, while moving tens of thousands of new troops and military equipment closer to the freezing mountainous region.

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