PM Modi Meets President Kovind, Briefs Him On Issues Of National And International Importance

This meeting with the President - who is also the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces, comes on the heels of Prime Minister Modi's surprise visit to Ladakh's Nimmoo brigade headquarters.

Prime Minister Modi visited Nimmooon Friday (5 July) to take stock of the ongoing Line of Actual Control (LAC) standoff with China and addressed the soldiers posted there. Prime Minister Modi also performed the Sindhu Darshan Puja at the banks of the Sindu river in Ladakh.

The IAF has been using its premier jets like Sukhoi Su-30 MKI, MiG-29s and combat helicopters like Apaches to carry out regular air sorties near the LAC.