India, May 18 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday convened a Korean People's Army commanders' meeting and called on his forces to reinforce the frontline units near the border with South Korea and at other major units. DPRK's autocratic leader urged his army to prepare for a regional conflagration, boost combat readiness to "more thoroughly deter war," North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), reported.

In a meeting of the commanding officers of the armed forces, Kim urged the military to rapidly adapt to the evolving geopolitical tensions, maintain heightened awareness and be combat-ready. He was addressing the commanders of divisions and brigades across the Korean People's Army.

Kim stressed the need to overh...