印度陆军总司令宣布不减少中国边境的冬季部队人数。 India's army chief declares no reduction in winter troop levels along the China border.

印度陆军总长说,印度不会在冬季减少与中国接壤的北部边界沿线的部队,夏季部队人数将根据正在进行的谈判决定。 India's army chief stated that India will not reduce troops along the northern border with China during winter, with summer troop levels to be decided based on ongoing negotiations. 这项决定是在10月达成一项协议之后作出的,以缓和包括致命边界冲突在内的为期四年的对峙。 This decision follows a deal reached in October to ease a four-year stand-off that included deadly border clashes. 长期以来,有争议的喜马拉雅边界一直是两国之间紧张的根源。 The contested Himalayan border has long been a source of tension between the two nations.