NEW DELHI: Army Chief Gen MM Naravane said threat to India has only “abated” following the disengagement in Pangong lake areas in eastern Ladakh after the agreement with China, but it has not gone away altogether.
He also asserted that it would be incorrect to say that the Chinese troops were still sitting on territories in eastern Ladakh that were in India’s control before the face-off erupted in May last year.
Referring to the situation in the mountainous region, Gen Naravane told an interactive session at the India Economic Conclave that the military strength in rear areas remained what it was even at the height of border tensions.