In 'Podcast with Smita Prakash,' Gen Naravane said that the Chinese army has been trying to alter the status quo along the LAC in very "small incremental steps" and over a period of time Beijing has gained a lot.
For China, India is an adversary that it must suppress prior to challenging the West. After all, India is the US’s close ally in both Asia (Quad) and I2U2 (India, Israel, UAE, and the US) in West Asia.
The officer, who is a Captain in the Indian Army, Bihar Regiment, hails from the Senapati district of Manipur and was commissioned in 2018.
Fast bowler Ishant Sharma, former opener Virender Sehwag, former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh and former pace-bowling all-rounder Irfan Pathan also offered their condolences.
