The growing harmony between India and China is being reflected at the border with the "perceived violation" of the frontier from the other side decreasing by a substantial 50 per cent this year.
Indo-Tibetan Border Police Director General S K Kain, whose force is responsible for guarding the frontier, said even when the Chinese troops "enter" the Indian territory at some places, it is "friendly" rather than "hostile".
"When they come, they greet our forces and go back. There is no confrontation," he told reporters in New Delhi on the eve of the force's 44th Raising Day.
He said earlier the Chinese troops would come into Indian territory because of construction of roads close to the border and this year the "violation" was less by at least 50 percent.
"The relations between the forces of the two countries is good and there is no confrontation," Kain said.
Noting that about seven places were disputed, the ITBP chief said the "violations" could be described as "perceived" as "they (China) have their view point and we have our own".
He said the Chinese troops come into the Indian territory almost as a "ritual" around India's Independence Day every year.
This year, they came about 50 metres deeper into the Indian territory than they usually do at one place, Kain said.
On reports about removal of Indian flag by Chinese troops at one place in Arunachal, he said he had no knowledge as many of the areas in the state were guarded by the Army.
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