New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who was scheduled to visit Leh on July 3 to review the situation in Eastern Ladakh has been postponed. The revised date will announced soon.
Rajnath Singh was slated to visit Leh along with Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and Army Chief General MM Naravane and this would have been the first visit post Galwan valley faceoff.
Meanwhile according to reports, “Both sides emphasised the need for an expeditious, phased and step-wise de-escalation as a priority” during the 12-hour marathon meeting between 14 Corps commander Lt-General Harinder Singh and South Xinjiang Military District chief Major General Liu Lin at Chushul.”