India deploys troops & tanks in Ladakh |
India has started to move in troops in response to China`s deployment of more than 17,000 troops and armoured vehicles opposite Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) and Depsang plains in Ladakh. India has made heavy deployment of troops and tanks in the area to counter any misadventure by the People`s Liberation Army. According to sources, the deployments have been made from Patrolling Point 1 near the Karakoram Pass (PP-3) to the Depsang plains where the Chinese have amassed more than 17,000 troops since April-May and have been blocking Indian patrols from PP-10 to PP-13. The armored deployment is such that the Chinese would find it difficult to operate there. Before the Chinese started a buildup opposite DBO and Depsang, the entire area was looked after by one mountain brigade and one armored brigade but today more than 15,000 troops and several tank units have been moved there both by road and by air. One of the major intentions of the Chinese in this area has been to build a road from its TWD battalion headquarters opposite the DBO sector to the Karakoram pass area and connect the battalion there. The connectivity plan will allow the two Chinese units to reach each other in a matter of a couple of hours against the 15-hour drive -through Highway G219 in their territory, sources said.
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