Exclusive: Ex-Army Chief Denies Being "Abandoned" During China Face-Off | Read

Denying that he was abandoned by the government during the height of the China standoff, former Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane (retired) told NDTV that he had full government backing and full authority to open fire on Chinese soldiers if the situation warranted.

The remarks come a few months after a heated debate in parliament where Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed the General's unpublished book, 'Four Stars of Destiny', revealed that the prime minister (through the defence minister) had told him "jo uchit samjho wo karo (do what you think is right)" when the General had sought orders from the government during a faceoff with Chinese soldiers on the Rechin La pass on the south bank of Pangong Lake.