Recently India and China concluded it’s 16th round of Corps Commander level talks to revive the stalled process of disengagement and de-escalation from the remaining East Ladakh areas where Chinese military intruded earlier.
During the entire 16 round meetings, India has been asking China for a comprehensive disengagement and de-escalation to end the ongoing standoff in eastern Ladakh.
Though Chinese military is ready for disengagement from Patrolling Point-15, but the defiant China has always been refusing to discuss other friction areas such as Demchok and Depsang.
Whenever the meeting takes place, China argues that the Demchok and Depsang friction points are not a part of the current stand-off.
Last year, troop of India and China have successively carried out disengagement in the Galwan Valley, Pangong Lake and Hot Spring areas.
Ever since Ladakh border standoff began between India and China following a brutal hand-to-hand clash in the Galwan Valley, China not only dragging the process of disengagement and de-escalation in Eastern Ladakh but also carrying out widespread infrastructural development at the various Indo-China border areas.
China has already constructed a strategic bridge on the Pangong Lake’s border territory in Khurnak that extends across Ladakh and Tibet. The strategic Khurnak territory was illegally occupied by Chinese military during the 1962 Indo Chinese war.
Recently many international medias reported that the China has already built at least 10 new air bases in the border areas such as Ladakh, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh, etc.
Considering the threat from Chinese military, India also now fortifying their military infrastructure to counter China’s growing military assertiveness.
India is now busy in building Air Bases, roads, bridges and two way tunnels along its tense border with China by spending approximately 18.8 billion dollars to facilitate Indian troop and artillery deployment.
India is also constructing air bases at Eastern Ladakh to enable Indian Airforce to facilitate India’s Rafale and Russian MiG-29 fighter jets as and when required.
Apart from the same, Indian military also deployed following modern armaments at Indo China border to counter Chinese Military’s aggressive postures.
- U.S. made Chinook helicopters
- Ultra-light towed howitzers
- Urtra modern rifles
- Supersonic cruise missiles
- Modern surveillance system
- Rafale Fighter Jets
- S-400 Air Defense System
- U.S. Romeo Helicopters
- U.S. made C-17 heavy lift transport aircraft
China never thought that India would show such an aggressive postures against them at Indo China border areas.
Though Chinese military is still showing aggressive posture at Indo China border, but they are now literally talking in a smooth manner with India and politely telling that Indo China bilateral and border disputes can be sorted out in an amicable manner.