Reading the Tea Leaves — Pm at Frontline: Defining National Strategy

Prime Minister’s personal appearance on the frontline has unequivocally reinforced that the entire of Ladakh is Indian Territory and any intrusion and aggression will be met with full might and resolve of the nation. With this, the PM has clearly defined the National Strategy.

- LT GENERAL J.K. SHARMA (RETD)

WITH THE UNSCHEDULED AND surprise landing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kushol Bakula Rimpochee Airport at Leh on July 3, 2020, along with the first Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of Army Staff, India has seized the initiative and taken the Challenge to Xi’s camp and have sent a clear message that India shall resist every expansionist move with courage and resolve. The visit is even more significant as it has happened amidst critical standoff at the Line of Actual Control where a brutal clash resulted in the martyrdom of 20 braves of Indian Army. With this visit and in his 26-minute speech at Nimu to the troops, while paying glowing tributes to the bravery of the martyrs and the Armed Forces, PM has sent out a very clear message to the Nation, the adversaries and the rest of the world that India is prepared and will stand up to defend its territorial integrity under all circumstances.