Eastern Ladakh

The world's highest mobile Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower has been set up at the Advanced Landing Ground in the eastern Ladakh region by the Indian Air Force (IAF). The ATC manages fixed-wing aircrafts and choppers which operate in the region. The IAF has also positioned the "Igla man-portable missiles" in the region for tackling aerial attacks. India is also thinking about constructing airfields near Line of Actual Control (LAC).

India and China held the 12th round of the Corps Commander-level meeting in China's Chushul-Moldo Border Personnel Meeting Point on July 31 to retrieve a possible solution for the "15 month-long eastern Ladakh standoff". Reportedly, the meeting stretched from 10:30 am to 7:30 pm. A possible resolution on the troop withdrawals at the Gogra Post and Hot Spring, PP15, and PP17A friction points respectively is expected.

India and China have agreed to establish a hotline, acknowledging the importance of "timely" communication in border crisis situations. The decision was an outcome of the 75-minute telephonic talk between foreign ministers of both the countries on February 25. The proposed hotline will be an add-on to the military hotline between the Indian Army’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) and China’s Western Theatre Command. Reportedly,… read-more

In the ninth round of military-level talks on January 24, India has demanded China to withdraw its troops completely along the LAC. Representing India at the 15-hour marathon meeting, Lt Gen PGK Menon also proposed verification measures at various critical points along the LAC. While over one lakh soldiers have been deployed at the LAC by both the countries since early 2020, previous talks have concluded with deadlock on de-escalation of… read-more

Following the stalled diplomatic talks between India and China, India has hinted of winter deployment by purchasing war essentials from the United States on an urgent basis. The officials informed that India has bought high altitude warfare kits to use in the winter. Reportedly, the purchase has been made under the Logistics Exchange Memorandum Agreement (LEMOA) that allows troops of both the countries to access the logistics of either side… read-more