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PM Narendra Modi visits Leh amid border tensions with China, praises Indian Army
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with officers of the Indian Army, Air force and ITBP at Nimo. The Prime Minister, CDS Rawat and Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane were briefed by 14 Corps Commander Lieutenant General Harinder Singh on the current situation at the LAC at Nimo which is almost 35 kilometres from Leh.
PM interacts with soldiers
PM Modi visited soldiers in hospital injured in the Galwan Valley clash.
PM Modi with injured soldiers
PM said that history is witness that expansionist forces have either lost or were forced to turn back.
PM Modi visits injured soldiers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the soldiers at Nimmoo in Leh said that age of expansionism is over, this is the age of development.
PM Modi at LAC in Ladakh
PM Modi Modi arrived in Leh on Friday morning to review the situation 18 days after a violent faceoff in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh.
PM Narendra Modi in Ladakh
The bravery of Indian soldiers gave strong message to the whole world, said PM Narendra Modi in Leh.
PM Modi with Army
In a strong warning to China, PM Modi said, ''Age of expansionism is over, this is the age of development. History is witness that expansionist forces have either lost or were forced to turn back."
PM Modi with Army in Ladakh
While, PM Modi's Leh visit has irked China, which said that 'no side should escalate the situation'.
PM Modi in Leh at LAC
PM Modi in Leh interacting with soldiers.
PM Modi in Leh at LAC
PM Modi interacted with personnel of the Army, Air Force and ITBP.
PM Modi, CDS Rawat in Leh
Tensions escalated at the India-China border after reports of a violent face-off at Galwan valley on June 15 when Chinese troops attempted to unilaterally change the status quo.
PM Modi in Leh at LAC
PM Modi interacted with personnel of the Army, Air Force and ITBP.
PM Modi in Leh at LAC
PM Modi arrived in Leh at 8.15 am after which he met Army officers at Nimo.
PM Modi and CDS Rawat in Leh
The Prime Minister, CDS Rawat and Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane were briefed by 14 Corps Commander Lieutenant General Harinder Singh on the current situation at the LAC.
PM Modi and CDS Rawat in Leh
PM Modi and General Rawat's visit to Ladakh assumes great significance due to the prolonged face-off between the armies of the two countries.