India, Oct. 23 -- The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday pointed to Chinese actions as the reason peace and stability have not been fully restored along the India-China frontier. It noted that tensions periodically arise in the border regions whenever People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops depart from long-standing patrolling arrangements.

The statement was issued in response to recent comments by Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Director General Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor. Kapoor had highlighted that the force's newly formed Shaurya commando unit had displayed its operational effectiveness amid ongoing confrontations with PLA personnel at several points in Arunachal Pradesh.

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal observed that, as has...