Indian Army prepared for the long haul in Ladakh, resources along LAC upped

‘Satellite images being used by some to give the message that China has entered Indian territory are erroneous’.

India has “substantially” reinforced its border areas and has prepared itself for the long haul at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in East Ladakh region where it is engaged in a military stand-off with China, official sources based in South Block told The Sunday Guardian.

These sources said that “everything that is needed, will be needed and even more than that” has already reached the region in the last two weeks to face any eventuality that might arise in case China decides to up the ante and adopt an aggressive stand.

“When we say we are ready, it is not a statement that we are making in thin air. Our ground situation, military wise, is very formidable now, something which China too has realised,” an official source said.

According to these officials, who have first-hand knowledge of the ground situation, the tension on the ground is still there, but it has not “increased”, while adding that there is no danger to multiple assets in the Daulat Beg Oldie sector. “Many of the things (related to how prepared the Indian Army is) are not released to the media to avoid jingoism and other related situations that might decrease the elbow space for our diplomats who are already in discussion with their Chinese counterparts to defuse the crisis. In situations like this, a coordinated effort involving every arm of the government concerned is pressed into service,” the official said.

The official added that two battalions of Chinese soldiers were camping on the Chinese side of LAC, while at least six more batafter