J K News Today
Leh, September 4:
The Indian army chief Gen. M M Naravane on Friday declared that the Indian army is ready to deal with any challenges along the LAC where a stiff standoff is going on between the Indian army and the Chinese troops since May this year.
Gen. Naravane who is on a two-day visit of Ladakh after the recent tensions at Pangong Tso where Indian army preempted the Chinese designs of transgressions and altering the LAC , said that he had visited several places after reaching Leh on Thursday .
“ I talked to officers, JCOs and took stock of preparedness”
The primary purpose of Gen. Naravane’s visit to Ladakh was to assess and review the “ operational preparedness” of the Indian troops stationed in Himalayan heights along the LAC against the backdrop of the hostile Chinese actions , observed that the “ morale of jawans is high and they are ready to deal with all challenges.