Singh said he was not satisfied with housing and infrastructure facilities available with the 1962-raised force and he was "seriously" working to improve these areas.
PLA official Liu Fang said that China's position contributed a lot to the peaceful resolution of the conflict
Asked if the 17 corps was being established to counter China, Rawat said, "Why should we say it is against whom? It is for deterrence and deterrence is against any threat that may confront the nation."
Chinese Army has successfully developed roads in Doklam near the India border over the last decade, satellite images show.
The 73-day Dokalam standoff and the Rohingya issue will be examined by a parliamentary panel on external affairs headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor
China on Monday expressed readiness to jointly maintain peace along the border areas with India, saying that the frontier post visited by the Indian defence minister was the "best witness" to the UK-China treaty of 1890
Reacting to Sitharaman's visit to the area, the Chinese foreign ministry today said "the Sikkim section of the China-India border has been demarcated by the historical boundary"
Rajnath's remarks assume significance in view of recent standoff between India and China in Dokalam region, where troops from both sides were locked in a faceoff for over two months.
Sikkim government officials said the Defence Minister also made a survey of the new Pakyong Airport in East Sikkim and neighbouring areas this afternoon. Sitharaman is on a day-long visit to Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim today.
Troops of India and China were locked in a 73-day-long standoff in Dokalam since June 16 after the Indian side stopped the building of a road in the disputed area by the Chinese Army.
"Some Chinese citizens visited Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which are restricted areas for foreigners, without gaining permits from India. Some tourists were asked to return upon arrival. Some were even arrested or investigated," a statement said.
This is the first travel advisory after the resolution of Doklam stand-off but the third one since the crisis began in June.
According to media reports, China is widening an existing motorable road on the Doklam Plateau, just 10 km from the location of the last conflict
The PLA and Indian Army skipped their traditional border personnel meeting at the five designated places along the 4,057-km long Line of Actual Control to mark China's 68th national day on Sunday.
Modi had met Xi on the sidelines of BRICS Summit on September 5. The two leaders had agreed that both the countries should put in more effort to ensure Dokalam-like incidents do not recur.
Indian and Chinese troops were locked in a tense border stand-off for over two months on the Doklam border, seriously straining their relations.
The Sikkim route to Mansarovar was opened in 2015, enabling pilgrims to travel the 1500-km long route from Nathu La to Kailash by buses.
India has made clear that it will not be cowed down on security and defence matters, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said today as he credited the Modi government for enhancing the country's global standing
RSS has commended the Modi government for the tough handling of the Doklam standoff issue with China in the Sikkim Sector.
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