Temperatures have already dipped below minus-5 degrees Celsius in the upper reaches, and the Army is still procuring items for the thousands of troops deployed.
In interview to ThePrint, China scholar Yun Sun says both India & China looking at ‘war of attrition’ than a hot war, and that LAC appears to be gradually emerging like the LoC.
Talks have begun at Chushul-Moldo meeting point at LAC. India is represented by 14 Corps Commander Lt. Gen. Harinder Singh and MEA joint secretary looking after China.
China is learnt to have not only continued with troop build-up but also brought in heavier-calibre weapons with longer ranges at certain LAC locations, including in the Northeast.
Former 14 Corps commander Lt Gen PJS Pannu (retd) told ThePrint that India is now in a much better strategic position, than when tensions began, on both banks of the Pangong Tso.
Though India & China have 5 border pacts, dating back to 1993, China has violated these in the Ladakh standoff. Experts warn that new measures shouldn’t limit India’s border activities.
New roads, expected to aid faster military movement, are over and above the 73 India-China Border Roads already planned. Alternate road to DBO through Sasser La remains top priority.
For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief of the British Indian Army from 1942, asserted that the British “Couldn’t have come through both wars if they hadn’t had the Indian Army”.
So Print don’t underestimate and demorale our Indian Jawans and mislead the innocent Indian people while sitting in your air-conditioned war room.
f there are challenges we are ready to face these.
The indarmy knows whats to be done, so lets stop trying to educate them. These kind of discussion only lend the enemy into believing that time is ripe for an (mis) adventure. No one wants any war, but if the Chinks and Napaks want it so be it. Time the veterans kept their council to themselves.
Nature will never forgive you for what you did to Kashmiri pandits. You behaved worse than Hitler’s SS mass murderers. And China has reduced your community to sub human species.
Ohh…thought am reading Global Times….is Print subsidiary of G T.
Earlier I thought it was China who was in trouble due to cold as reports gave picture that Chinese troops were crying & being shifted to hospitals etc.
The challenges are plenty. One reading of the HIMALAYAN BLUNDER gives more details than all retired officers together can.
We hope lessons have been learnt since 1962 to face the situation in better way, if not, was the period between 1962- 2014 was wasted or was 2014 -2020 wasted, will be decided by people.
At least now we will not be sending the troops with Canvas boots, Dari- Blanket and frozen Puri-Bhji to 18500 feet on a 5-10 day trek with no hope of emergency evacuation and replenishment of the limited pouch ammunition
The idea and need for CDS of 1962 has now been fulfilled the command and controls concepts which were given a go by, trust have been addressed.
At the end of the day we do have an issue with resource crunch, piled up over 52 years which have just begun to be address over past 6 years.
Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief of the British Indian Army from 1942, asserted that the British “Couldn’t have come through both wars if they hadn’t had the Indian Army”.
So Print don’t underestimate and demorale our Indian Jawans and mislead the innocent Indian people while sitting in your air-conditioned war room.
f there are challenges we are ready to face these.
The indarmy knows whats to be done, so lets stop trying to educate them. These kind of discussion only lend the enemy into believing that time is ripe for an (mis) adventure. No one wants any war, but if the Chinks and Napaks want it so be it. Time the veterans kept their council to themselves.
What indian forces did to innocent kashmiries, it seems like nature has awarded them with this test infront….hope they will enjoy.
You r marked man.
Nature will never forgive you for what you did to Kashmiri pandits. You behaved worse than Hitler’s SS mass murderers. And China has reduced your community to sub human species.
Ohh…thought am reading Global Times….is Print subsidiary of G T.
Earlier I thought it was China who was in trouble due to cold as reports gave picture that Chinese troops were crying & being shifted to hospitals etc.
The challenges are plenty. One reading of the HIMALAYAN BLUNDER gives more details than all retired officers together can.
We hope lessons have been learnt since 1962 to face the situation in better way, if not, was the period between 1962- 2014 was wasted or was 2014 -2020 wasted, will be decided by people.
At least now we will not be sending the troops with Canvas boots, Dari- Blanket and frozen Puri-Bhji to 18500 feet on a 5-10 day trek with no hope of emergency evacuation and replenishment of the limited pouch ammunition
The idea and need for CDS of 1962 has now been fulfilled the command and controls concepts which were given a go by, trust have been addressed.
At the end of the day we do have an issue with resource crunch, piled up over 52 years which have just begun to be address over past 6 years.