NEW DELHI: As India and China remain at a standstill over border disputes, Beijing has begun laying fiber optic cables and installing other equipment for fifth-generation wireless technology, commonly known as 5G, along the Royal Line of Control. (LAC).
Chinese People’s Liberation Army troops were also found building barracks and other structures near Lake Pangong.
Intelligence agencies noted that 5G construction was noticed near the Demchok area, one of the disputed sites in LAC, in the first week of August. The agencies noted the installation of equipment for new spectrum bandwidths, laying fiber optic cables, and the development of cellular transmission technology.
The agencies also warned that new construction works were seen along Pangong Lake even though China had declared that they will back down.
New huts and sheds have appeared on Pangong Lake. This is happening even when both countries are in dialogue for the disconnection.
The standoff between India and China is approaching four months after tensions erupted in early May. While the initial disconnect took place at Galwan Valley and Patrol Point 15; The Pangong Lake and Gogra-Hot Springs area, also known as Patrol Point 17A, remains volatile.
In Pangong Lake, China has strengthened its positions between Finger-5 and 8 and India will take this move very strongly.
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has refused to retreat east from the 8 km stretch it has occupied from Finger-4 to Finger-8 by building dozens of new fortifications there since early May. The foothills of the mountains that jut out into the lake are known as Fingers in military parlance.
As China does not back down, several rounds of deliberations were held in Delhi to decide future strategy. Defense Chief of Staff General Bipin Rawat also said that if talks fail, India will think of military options.
Frequent meetings have been held at the security establishment to review the situation throughout LAC in eastern Ladakh.
China has tried to change the status quo by setting up shelters and a camp in areas that were previously under Indian control. India has discovered that the Chinese side has begun to accumulate troops, artillery and armor in three sectors of LAC: western (Ladakh), center (Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh) and eastern (Sikkim, Arunachal).
Intelligence agencies had also warned that China has also mobilized soldiers near Uttarakhand’s Lipulekh Pass, a crossing between India, Nepal and China located at the top of the Kalapani Valley.
On June 15, up to 20 Indian soldiers and an unknown number of Chinese soldiers were killed in a violent clash in the Galwan Valley.
In video: LAC row: China builds 5G infrastructure, new construction in Pangong Tso
Chinese People’s Liberation Army troops were also found building barracks and other structures near Lake Pangong.
Intelligence agencies noted that 5G construction was noticed near the Demchok area, one of the disputed sites in LAC, in the first week of August. The agencies noted the installation of equipment for new spectrum bandwidths, laying fiber optic cables, and the development of cellular transmission technology.
The agencies also warned that new construction works were seen along Pangong Lake even though China had declared that they will back down.
New huts and sheds have appeared on Pangong Lake. This is happening even when both countries are in dialogue for the disconnection.
The standoff between India and China is approaching four months after tensions erupted in early May. While the initial disconnect took place at Galwan Valley and Patrol Point 15; The Pangong Lake and Gogra-Hot Springs area, also known as Patrol Point 17A, remains volatile.
In Pangong Lake, China has strengthened its positions between Finger-5 and 8 and India will take this move very strongly.
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has refused to retreat east from the 8 km stretch it has occupied from Finger-4 to Finger-8 by building dozens of new fortifications there since early May. The foothills of the mountains that jut out into the lake are known as Fingers in military parlance.
As China does not back down, several rounds of deliberations were held in Delhi to decide future strategy. Defense Chief of Staff General Bipin Rawat also said that if talks fail, India will think of military options.
Frequent meetings have been held at the security establishment to review the situation throughout LAC in eastern Ladakh.
China has tried to change the status quo by setting up shelters and a camp in areas that were previously under Indian control. India has discovered that the Chinese side has begun to accumulate troops, artillery and armor in three sectors of LAC: western (Ladakh), center (Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh) and eastern (Sikkim, Arunachal).
Intelligence agencies had also warned that China has also mobilized soldiers near Uttarakhand’s Lipulekh Pass, a crossing between India, Nepal and China located at the top of the Kalapani Valley.
On June 15, up to 20 Indian soldiers and an unknown number of Chinese soldiers were killed in a violent clash in the Galwan Valley.
In video: LAC row: China builds 5G infrastructure, new construction in Pangong Tso
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