India begins drone surveillance, deploys mountain forces, ITBP
nThe Indian Army wants the Chinese PLA to assure aggression on LAC witnessed during the Galwan Valley brawl (June 15) and the Pangong Tso clash (May 5-6) will not be repeated
The Indian Army has asked the Chinese PLA to withdraw its forces from “depth areas” on their side of the disputed border. China deployed more than 10,000 troops in these areas
nAn Indian Army truck on a highway leading to Ladakh on Monday.
The Indian Army wants the Chinese PLA to retreat from forward positions occupied by it in the Finger area (a cluster of strategic features) in the north bank of Pangong Tso. The army also wants China to remove bunkers, pillboxes and observation posts that have come up between Finger 4 and Finger 8 in the last seven weeks, and return to Finger 8
NEWDELHI: In a stand-off with a belligerent Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) at four points in East Ladakh , India has increased technical drone surveillance of the area even as the Indo-tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has inducted more battalions into the sector to support army along the 3,488 km Line of Actual Control (LAC), government and military officials familiar with the matter said.
The decision to induct ITBP battalions in support of the army was taken on June 20 after Director General Military Operations, India, Lt General Paramjit Singh and Director General (ITBP and BSF) S S Deswal visited Leh to be briefed about the
The army has asked the Chinese PLA to withdraw its troops, vehicles and other equipment from the Galwan Valley to rear areas where they were stationed in early April
India has flagged concerns about a build-up of Chinese troops, vehicles and artillery units in this area, north of Pangong Tso. The army wants the Chinese forces to move back ground situation. The top security officials of Indian Government were briefed by the XIV Corps Commander Lt General Harinder Singh on the stand off with PLA.
India has also deployed its specialised high-altitude forces along LAC to repel any transgression in the western, middle or eastern sectors, the officials added.