India is making vigorous attempts to provide logistical support to its soldiers deployed in the eastern sector of Ladakh, where more than 50,000 Indian soldiers are likely to remain stationed during the winter months to meet any provocation by Chinese forces, without an end in sight. the tense border standoff, people familiar with the events said Tuesday.
From specialized winter clothing to arctic rations and tents to portable heaters, military aircraft and helicopters have been flying to Ladakh almost daily with their cargo holds full of supplies and crucial equipment that soldiers would need to get it out of the inhospitable mountainous terrain, the officials. he said, requesting anonymity.
New images leaving Ladakh on Tuesday provided glimpses of the extraordinary effort being made by the military to support its high-altitude deployments in the sensitive sector. Necessary steps have also been taken to maintain the equipment, officials said.
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In a statement made in Lok Sabha on the situation in the Ladakh sector, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said: “I can assure you that the morale and motivation of our armed forces is very high … They are being provided with clothing, habitat and he required the means of defense. ”
The army chief, General Manoj Mukund Naravane, visited outposts in Ladakh on September 3 to review the army’s operational readiness and logistical arrangements for sustaining the forces during the winter. China has deployed considerable military resources in the eastern Ladakh theater, including 50,000 soldiers, 150 aircraft, tanks, heavy artillery, missiles, and air defense systems, with India matching every military move made by the neighbor.
“The determination of our troops is commendable. They are capable of serving at forbidden heights with low oxygen and extremely cold temperatures, something they have done effortlessly over the past years in Siachen and Kargil, ”said Singh at Lok Sabha.
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He said the lower house should pass a resolution in support of the armed forces that have been defending the country from soaring heights, defying inclement weather in Ladakh.
Top Indian and Chinese military commanders are likely to hold a meeting along the controversial Royal Line of Control (LAC) this week to reduce military tensions in eastern Ladakh, where the situation remains tense after a series of recent maneuvers of the two armies in the Pangong Tso. zone.
Officers with the rank of corps commander have met five times so far, but failed to break the deadlock. They will now meet for the first time after the Indian army moved quickly and occupied key heights to prevent the People’s Liberation Army from seizing Indian territory on the southern shore of Pangong Tso in a stealth move midnight on August 29.
The Indian Army controls the ridge positions on the southern shore of Pangong Tso that allow it to fully dominate the sector and monitor Chinese military activity, with the most significant heights held by India at Rezang La and Reqin Pass, where the EPL made some desperate attempts to regain lost ground earlier this week.
The Indian army has also taken control of the key heights dominating PLA deployments on the Finger 4 ridge line on the north bank of Pangong Tso, where rival soldiers are deployed just a few hundred meters from each other. The Chinese side has mobilized a large number of troops and weapons systems throughout LAC, as well as in the eastern theater of Ladakh, where current friction areas include Gogra, Kongka La, and the north and south banks of Pangong Tso, Singh said.
“In response to China’s actions, our armed forces have also conducted appropriate counter-deployments in these areas to ensure that India’s security interests are fully protected,” he added.
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