On Saturday, Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane, in response to the massive military buildup by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) across the LAC said that if the Chinese army is to stay in eastern Ladakh, so is the Indian Army.
EAM S Jaishankar said bilateral relations cannot improve when China violates India's sovereignty with steps like the CPEC and works to keep India away from a permanent seat at the UNSC.