Army chief General MM Naravane on Wednesday visited areas on the southern bank of Pangong Lake and reviewed the situation along the Line of Actual Control amid the standoff with China. General Naravane was briefed by GoC, Fire & Fury Corps and other local commanders on the operational preparedness of our forces, the army said in a statement. India and China had held their last round of diplomatic talks on the standoff in Ladakh sector of the LAC on December 18, after a gap of more than two months, though there were no signs of an immediate breakthrough.