Tribune News Service

Jammu, July 3

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reached Ladakh to assess the situation on the China border where a stand-off position is continuing for the past two months, in a surprise move to send a message of solidarity with the soldiers and people in Ladakh.

It is the Prime Minister’s first visit to Ladakh since early 2019. This time, the visit assumes significance as it is a direct on-the-ground message to the soldiers that the nation’s top leadership is with them.

Sources said the PM would assess the border situation.

The visit has come in less than three weeks after the June 15 clashes in Galwan Valley in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.