An Indian army convoy moves on the Srinagar-Ladakh highway in Gagangeer, northeast of Srinagar, on September 9, 2020. (AP Photo / Dar Yasin)
With the current advance, Indian troops have an advantage over Chinese in the region. The hills were asleep and the Indian army occupied them before the Chinese.
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- Last update: September 20, 2020 6:40 PM IST
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In the past three weeks, the Indian army has occupied six major new hills in LAC amid clashes with China in eastern Ladakh.
According to main government sources, the army has occupied these six positions on the Finger 4 ridge since August 29, ANI reported.
“The new features of the hill that our troops are occupying include Magar Hilll, Gurung Hill, Recehen La, Rezang La, Mokhpari and the dominating height above the Chinese positions near Finger 4,” ANI quoted top government sources as saying.
Previously, the situation remained tense on both the northern and southern shores of the Pangong Lake area, as well as other sticking points in eastern Ladakh on Friday. There have been at least three attempts by the PLA to “intimidate” Indian troops along the north and south shores of the Pangong Lake area in the past three weeks, where even shots were fired into the air for the first time at LAC. in 45 years.
With the current advance, Indian troops have an advantage over Chinese in the region. The hills were asleep and the Indian army occupied them before the Chinese.
The failure of the Chinese army’s attempts to occupy the heights led to aerial fire on three occasions from the north shore of Pangong to the south shore of the lake, sources said.
It is also pertinent to note that the Black Top and Helmet Top hill features are on the Chinese side of LAC.
The Chinese army has deployed an additional 3,000 troops near the heights of Rezang la and Rechen La.
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