Army Chief briefs Rajnath on eastern Ladakh situation
Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on Friday briefed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the overall situation in eastern Ladakh as well as India's military preparedness in the region where Indian and Chinese troops are locked in a bitter standoff, official sources said. The Army Chief was in Ladakh on a two-day visit from June 23 to take stock of the situation. "The Chief of the Army Staff apprised the defence minister about the situation in eastern Ladakh," said a military source. Singh was on a three-day visit to Russia from June 22-24. On Thursday, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastaba said the conduct of the Chinese forces in the region is in "complete disregard" of all mutually agreed norms, and warned that "continuation of the current situation would only vitiate the atmosphere for the development of the relationship" between India and China. The Indian and Chinese armies are locked in a bitter standoff in multiple locations in eastern...