New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- India said on Friday that the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) gets disturbed whenever Chinese troops "diverge from established patrolling patterns" and reiterated its position that peace and tranquillity on the border are crucial for the overall development of bilateral ties.

External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal made the remarks at a regular media briefing while responding to a question on comments by Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) director general Shatrujeet Kapur that face-offs with Chinese forces had occurred at several locations along the border in Arunachal Pradesh in recent days.

"In the past few days, a situation arose where face-offs occurred at several locations in Aru...