Taking to the social media platform, Instagram, Rahul Gandhi wrote, "On our way to Pangong Lake, which my father used to say, is one of the most beautiful places in the world."
Top defence sources told ANI that the Indian side was represented at these locations by Trishul Division Commander Major General PK Mishra and Uniform Force Commander Major General Hariharan.
India is building the world’s highest tunnel, motorable road and fighter aircraft base in Eastern Ladakh as part of the government’s push towards strengthening infrastructure for both military and civilian use.
The Supreme Court recently issued notices to the chief secretaries of Nagaland, Meghalaya, Sikkim and the Union Territory of Ladakh to give their responses on the lack of establishment of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) in their states.
“On the occasion of #IndependenceDay, I, here in USA, want to thank Indian Army and Ladakh Govt for saving life of my dad when we were in Ladakh in the month of July. Indebted to Dr Ritesh Sharma and Mr Angdus for being there in times of our need. Thank you,” she tweeted.
Highly trained for conducting operations in hilly areas and urban terrain, the Garud Special Forces of IAF were initially deployed in the valley in 2007 and 2009 and redeployed in 2017, Commanding Officer of a Garud unit told ANI in an exclusive interaction.