Army Chief to visit Ladakh to take stock of ground situation

Army Chief Gen MM Naravane will visit Ladakh on Tuesday  (June 23) and Wednesday (June 24) to discuss with ground commanders the six-week standoff with Chinese military, Army sources said.

The Chief of the Army Staff will visit forward locations and interact with troops on the ground, they said.

The visit comes a week after 20 Indian Army personnel were killed in a brutal assault by the Chinese military in Galwan Valley which escalated the border tension.

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