Overview
- Lt Gen Pratik Sharma inspected the Siachen Brigade to assess combat potential and operational preparedness, according to Northern Command.
- He visited the Siachen Ski Node to evaluate training infrastructure and skiing capabilities and interacted with troops operating in harsh conditions.
- A day earlier, he reviewed forward posts in eastern Ladakh, meeting personnel and assessing the prevailing security situation.
- Sharma praised troop professionalism and urged wider use of technology to meet modern warfare challenges in high-altitude terrain.
- He later chaired a Joint Control Centre meeting in Srinagar with Army, JKP, CRPF, BSF and other officials, focusing on real-time intelligence fusion and inter-agency coordination.