Tribune News Service,Jammu, December 29

Days after returning from his China visit, Northern Army Commander Lt Gen DS Hooda discussed the overall security situation in Jammu and Kashmir with Governor NN Vohra.General Hooda apprised the Governor of the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, security measures taken along the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan and winter strategy of anti-insurgency grid operating in the Kashmir valley.The Army Commander gave detailed briefing about the measures taken to counter transgressions by Chinese red army and understanding reached between both the countries to avoid conflict in future. He made a detailed briefing about the strategy to counter and neutralise the threat from local militants who are active in the Kashmir valley and pose a threat to peace.The Army has already created a three-tier security mechanism to counter infiltration from across the LoC and operations against militants operating in the hinterland.The Northern Army Commander led an eight-member delegation of the Army to China from December 14 on a six-day visit during which he met General Qi Jianguo, Deputy Chief of General Staff of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), at the Chinese army headquarters in Beijing during which they discussed steps to maintain peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).It is pertinent to mention here that it was the first visit of any Northern Command chief to China which in recent years had adopted an aggressive posture on the LAC leading to several transgressions and stand-offs.