Defence Minister is on a two-day visit to Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. He will take stock of the situation at both LAC and LOC
The Indian statement was silent on New Delhi's demand for China to ensure a reversion to the "status quo ante" of April, before PLA crossed the LAC at six points in Eastern Ladakh
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Government sources say Chinese military commanders have not agreed on the modalities for creating a demilitarised, 2-km-wide buffer zone.
The development echoes a similar claim made after senior Indian and Chinese military commanders met on June 6 near Chushul.
The IAF has also pressed into service a fleet of C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft as well as C-130J Super Hercules in transporting heavy military equipment and weaponry
Prime Minister Modi made an unannounced visit to Ladakh on Friday, signalling India's firmness in dealing with the border row with China in several areas of the region
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China today said that artificial blocks to bilateral cooperation would harm India's interests and that the two countries should work together to uphold peace in their border region
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The two sectors that are seeing the most PLA activity are Tawang and Walong - both of which bore the brunt of the Chinese offensive in 1962.
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Soon after arriving in Leh, Gen Naravane visited an Army hospital where 18 soldiers injured in the clash in Galwan Valley on June 15 are undergoing treatment.
At a virtual meeting of Russia-India-China, a trilateral platform of the three countries, Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar gave voice to India's injured feelings but did not name any nation.
It said it would continue holding talks "for peace and tranquillity" along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
In the meantime, Army Chief Gen MM Naravane reviewed the Army's overall combat readiness in the Ladakh region with the ground commanders soon after arriving in Leh.
Twenty Indian soldiers, including four from the state, were killed in a violent clash with Chinese troops in the valley in eastern Ladakh on June 15.