NEW DELHI: An agreement has been reached with China on withdrawal on the northern and southern banks of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh, with the identification of strategically important points and the positioning of Indian troops on top of the hills, giving India the upper hand, Defense Minister Rajnath singh …
Read More »Colonel Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar, Who Helped India Secure Siachen Glacier, Passes Aged 84 | India News
NEW DELHI Colonel Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar, a highly decorated Army’s officer and a ‘death defier’ mountaineer which was instrumental in convincing Indian military leaders of the strategic importance of the Siachen Glacier and whose glacier reconnaissance expedition led the Indian Army to launch Operation Meghdoot in 1984 to secure the …
Read More »Siachen lessons give India an edge
The Indian army’s decades-long experience in high-altitude warfare, particularly the lessons learned in Siachen, gives a tremendous advantage to Indian soldiers who have inhospitable and rugged heights in eastern Ladakh to prevent the People’s Liberation Army ( EPL) upset the status quo. on the sensitive stage that has been at …
Read More »US survey results, economic recovery could influence the outcome of LAC dispute | India News
NEW DELHI: As India and China remain stuck in disengagement in Ladakh, New Delhi is well aware that it is playing a game of endurance and nerves with China in the icy heights, the outcome of which may be influenced not only by both sides but also also global developments, …
Read More »How does the winter deployment of the Indian army in Ladakh compare to that of the PLA?
Chandigarh: Rival armies of India and China locked in an intractable standoff along the disputed Royal Line of Control (LAC) since May, are now positioning themselves for their harsh winter deployment at forbidden altitudes in the desolate Himalayan region of Ladakh, the tallest and fiercest in the world. a bit …
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