LAC Situation : Top Indian Army Commanders Take First Hand Ground Review

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Top commanders of the Army had carried out a comprehensive review of India’s overall security challenges including in eastern Ladakh as well as other sensitive areas along the Line of Actual Control with China on the first day of a two-day conference, people familiar with the development said.

According to a PTI report, The commanders also deliberated on the ongoing ceasefire between Indian and Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir besides reviewing the security scenario in the union territories, they said.

They said Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane and top commanders of the nearly 1.3 million-strong force were briefed India’s combat readiness in eastern Ladakh where Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a bitter standoff for over one year.

India and China were locked in a military standoff at multiple friction points in eastern Ladakh since early May last year.

However, the two sides completed the withdrawal of troops and weapons from the North and South banks of Pangong lake in February following a series of military and diplomatic talks.

The two sides are now engaged in talks to extend the disengagement process to the remaining friction points.

“All operational matters relating to India’s security preparedness were discussed at the conference,” said one of the sources about the deliberations at the conference being held in Delhi.

The sources said the deliberations on ways to further enhance India’s combat prowess will figure in Friday’s deliberations.

The conference took place two days after the first anniversary of the deadly clashes in Galwan valley in which 20 Indian soldiers laid down their lives while defending the country’s territorial integrity in the face of unprecedented Chinese aggression.