Army chief briefs Antony on Chinese incursion issue

Apr 25, 2013 |

New Delhi

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Army chief Gen Bikram Singh today briefed defence minister A.K. Antony on the Chinese incursion issue in Ladakh and the present situation there.

After reviewing the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the Ladakh area with military commanders in the northern command, Gen Singh briefed the defence minister on the incursion issue today, Army officials said.

The Army chief had returned from Jammu and Kashmir yesterday evening after reviewing the situation there with Northern Army commander Lt Gen K.T. Parnaik, they said.

The Army has given its inputs to the government and the National Security Advisor-headed China Study Group, which is handling the present situation in Ladakh.

The Army has also given various options to the government on the issue including the aggressive use of military to handle the present situation.

All the options suggested to the China Study Group are being looked at carefully and other stakeholders in the situation have also given their inputs.

The China Study Group is handling the whole issue in consultation with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the defence ministry.

The Army had rushed its troops from the five Ladakh scouts battalion to the DBO area and they are camping there. The force is also considering the option of dispatching additional troops if the need arises.

On April 15, a platoon-strength contingent of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had come 10 km inside the Indian territory in Burthe in the DBO sector on the night of April 15 and established a tented post there.

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