The Indian military is amassing more men and material as a precautionary deployment
along the 3,488-km-long disputed border with China. The deployment, perhaps one of the biggest in the recent years, comes at a time when India and China are locked in a
hitherto unprecedented standoff - for eight weeks now - at multiple points along their border.
Sources said that Indian Army has deployed
three more divisions in eastern Ladakh region to bolster its position on the Line of Actual Control.
Apart from tanks and artillery, the Army has deployed their advanced very quick-reaction surface-to-air missile defence systems, including Akash missiles which have the
capacity to take down very combat aircraft and drones.
In a separate purlieu, the Indian Navy and
the Indian Air Force are also on full operational alert. The IAF has deployed a number of SAGW systems to Ladakh.
At Pangong Lake, Chinese troops have moved upto Finger 4 where they have brought over 120 vehicles and dozens of boats. The Chinese Army has also
opened up a new front in the area
near the Depsang Bulge, north of
Galwan. They have built camps and
deployed vehicles and troops. At
Patrol Points 14 at Galwan, Patrol
Points 15 at Kongka La and Patrol
Points 17 at Hot Springs, the
Chinese Army has been deployed to
a large extent. In response, the
Indian Army has also upped the
deployment in these positions.
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