Chances are any such disruption will not occur on the major shipping lanes but on some edge of the ocean between India and China
It said it would continue holding talks "for peace and tranquillity" along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Soon after arriving in Leh, Gen Naravane visited an Army hospital where 18 soldiers injured in the clash in Galwan Valley on June 15 are undergoing treatment, Army officials said.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian reacted to the remarks of former army chief V K Singh who claimed over 40 Chinese were killed during the clash
In the meantime, Army Chief Gen MM Naravane reviewed the Army's overall combat readiness in the Ladakh region with the ground commanders soon after arriving in Leh.
The Army chief had on Monday discussed the security situation with the top Army commanders in Delhi, officials said
While the international Global Firepower ranking of countries' military strength puts China and India at third and fourth position, respectively, the gap is much wider than the positions suggest.
Sources said the government had asked the Army to adopt a different tactical approach in guarding the border - the LAC - with China.
Among other things, a crystallisation of our political and security arrangements with countries which share our concerns over China's aggressive posture is required
Food has the potential to draw out the knives for nationalist, regional, nutritional or mere family hospitality reasons
Taking to Twitter, the Congress leader asked five questions to the Central government. One of them enquired why was there a clash between troops on June 16-17
Twenty Indian Army personnel, including a colonel, were killed in the clashes with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night
Chinese foreign ministry says 'presently' it hasn't detained any Indian soldiers
Military sources said a total of 76 Army personnel were brutally assaulted by the Chinese army on Monday out of which 18 were seriously injured while 58 of them sustained minor injuries
Earlier in the day, China said the situation in the area was "generally stable and controllable", but it stuck to its stated position that the violence on June 15 was caused by Indian frontline forces
The talks between the two sides near Galwan Valley ended in a stalemate on Tuesday as well as Wednesday
Mukherjee went on to say that while this situation has to be "successfully diffused and contained", it also has to be ensured that all avenues are explored so as to avoid any repetition in the future
One Indian Army officer, two soldiers died in the clashes near Galwan on the LAC, said the Army
Indian and Chinese troops have been engaged since May 5 following a violent clash in Pangong Tso.
Indian and Chinese troops have been engaged since May 5 following a violent clash in Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh.