Using their Special Forces in these operations, the Indian Air Force has also equipped them with the latest weapons like the American Sig Sauer assault rifles along with the latest AK-103 whose latest version AK-203 would be produced in the country under the Make in India scheme.
Asked about if India's retaliation to China during the Galwan clash diminished its stature at the global stage, General Naravane said, "Not only the PLA itself, it diminished the stature of China as a country in the global eyes. After this clash occured and we showed that it is possible t
Amid the ongoing military standoff with China, India is further strengthening its surveillance capabilities all along the Line of Actual Control from Eastern Ladakh to Sikkim with the deployment of new drone units of unmanned aerial vehicles which can carry out missions for up to 48 hours
With an aim to get fresh drinking water for the troops in the Eastern Ladakh sector even in freezing winters, the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army are making ponds at numerous locations.
India has deployed more than 50,000 troops along with a large number of new equipment to tackle possible Chinese aggression since April-May 2020 in Eastern Ladakh. A number of steps have been taken to address the logistical requirements of troops based there.
Amid reports of Chinese buildup across the Line of Actual Control, the Indian Army has built infrastructure for housing 450 tanks and over 22,000 troops in the Eastern Ladakh sector opposite China, defence sources said.
The situation in Eastern Ladakh is stable but unpredictable and inspite of winter onset there is no significant reduction of our force strength on Line of Actual Control (LAC), Army Chief General Manoj Pande said on Saturday.
The Nyoma airfield has been used for the transportation of men and materiel during the ongoing stand-off with China and has seen operations of Chinook heavy-lift choppers and C-130J Special Operations aircraft.
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that disengagement at Patrolling Point (PP) 15 in the Gogra-Hot Springs of eastern Ladakh meant one problem less at the Chinese border as troops from both countries were pulled back from their
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): Armies of India and China on Tuesday completed the disengagement process in the Gogra Heights-Hot Springs area near Patrolling Point-15 in the eastern Ladakh sector, according to government sources.