The incumbent Chief of Army Staff, General Manoj Naravane, is almost certain to be elevated to the country’s top military post. So his successor needed to be finalised first.
The Indian Army stands firm to counter any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo along the country's borders and India's desire for peace is born out of strength and should not be mistaken otherwise, Army Chief General MM Naravane said on Fri
Beijing on Thursday objected to Indian Army chief Gen M M Naravane’s statement that the level of threat posed by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army with its build-up along its Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India had not yet come down despite disengagement of troops at some points.