Rajnath Singh arrives in Leh

Rajnath Singh leaves for two-day visit to Ladakh, JandK

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh left for Leh on a two-day visit to Ladakh and JammuandKashmir. He is being accompanied by Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane. He will visit Ladakh today and Srinagar tomorrow.

PM Modi makes surprise visit to Ladakh amid border tension with China

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 03 made a surprise visit to Ladakh. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane. He reached Nimu, early morning and interacted with Army, Air Force and ITBP personnel. PM was briefed by senior officers at a forward position in Nimu amid ongoing tension with China. Earlier, the Defence Minister was scheduled to visit Ladakh today to review the preparedness of the Army amid the ongoing standoff with China. The situation at the India-China border remains tensed after 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives in a violent face-off in the Galwan valley on June 15-16.

Not an inch of land gone to China at LAC sector since 2014: Ladakh BJP MP

Amid border tension with China at Ladakh's Line of Actual Control (LAC), Ladakh BJP MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal said that the border issue between India and China is not an issue that should be politicised. Taking a jibe at Congress on the issue, he said "Congress by doing so has insulted the sacrifice of our soldiers. Modi government is doing its best. Since 2014, not an inch of land has gone to that (China) side in LAC sector."