NEW DELHI: Army chief General M M Naravane visited Ladakh on Friday to review the operational situation along the unresolved border with China, which has witnessed rival troop build-ups after violent clashes. His visit came a day after the government asserted it remained “deeply committed to ensuring India’s security and sovereignty”.
Gen Naravane reviewed “the forward posture of Indian troops” and the ground situation with Northern Command chief Lt General Y K Joshi and the Leh-based 14 Corps commander Lt Gen Harinder Singh, among other top officers, said sources.
The Army, despite being contacted several times by TOI, refused to say anything about Gen Naravane’s half-a-day-long visit. But sources said the forward-deployed Indian troops, with major reinforcements from other areas for “a second line of defence”, will continue to maintain t