In 2020, Gen Naravane's trips to Nepal, West Asia helped bolster military diplomacy, but major challenges remain
Naravane undertook at least four foreign tours which had diplomatic overtones this year — to Myanmar, Nepal, West Asia and South Korea
FP Staff
December 30, 2020 13:52:41 IST
File image of Army Chief General MM Naravane. PTI
Towards the latter part of the year 2020, army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane broke new ground by undertaking multiple visits to foreign countries.
These visits would help to bolster India's military diplomacy and to take forward its strategic objectives on multiple fronts. They are also expected to help secure India's strategic interests in the context of an increasingly assertive China.