Shatrujeet Kapoor, Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), stated last weekend that Indian and Chinese troops continue to have multiple standoffs along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the two countries, particularly in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. Although Sino-Indian relations had previously eased, border tensions once again pose a significant political challenge to Indian Prime Minister Modi's "strongman" national security image.