@Nrg8000 Nathan, Indian troops man posts in excess of 18,000 feet along India's border with Pakistan in west. Not to mention the 24x7 deployment in Siachen Glacier. We've very highly trained, experienced and the most battle hardened mountain warfare troops in the word.
@Nrg8000 An important thread which gives strong logical explanation as to why structures shown in June 22 satellite images of PP14 (by @Nrg8000 and @detresfa_) most likely belong to China and not India.
- We've now started hearing about Chinese putting pressure in Depsang plains are.
- Please don't panic and start wondering what's the IA doing.
- China being the aggressor, will always have the initiative.
- They will try and find weak-spots to put pressure on India.
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- Please don't panic and start wondering what's the IA doing.
- China being the aggressor, will always have the initiative.
- They will try and find weak-spots to put pressure on India.
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- This is natural and something which the Indian Army would've already gamed.
- DS_DBO road is vulnerable at couple of places. Its just that focus is on Galwan area right now.
- But that does not mean you don't build and operate this road. Or defend it.
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- This is natural and something which the Indian Army would've already gamed.
- DS_DBO road is vulnerable at couple of places. Its just that focus is on Galwan area right now.
- But that does not mean you don't build and operate this road. Or defend it.
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has been tasked to build an alternate road to DS_DBO.
- Plus, a sort of bypass to the stretch of DS_DBO road close to/on Depsang Plain, which can be interdicted by the Chinese.
- This bypass moves further north along Shyok river and moves towards DBO along Chip-Chap river.
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has been tasked to build an alternate road to DS_DBO.
- Plus, a sort of bypass to the stretch of DS_DBO road close to/on Depsang Plain, which can be interdicted by the Chinese.
- This bypass moves further north along Shyok river and moves towards DBO along Chip-Chap river.
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- Not to forget that Indian Army has already reinforced the DBO sector with additional troops sometime back itself.
- Given geography of the area, alignment of DS_DBO road, own and Chinese troops spread, army can make educated assessment about possible flash-points.
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- Not to forget that Indian Army has already reinforced the DBO sector with additional troops sometime back itself.
- Given geography of the area, alignment of DS_DBO road, own and Chinese troops spread, army can make educated assessment about possible flash-points.
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- Expect the army to have plugged these ingress points.
- Problem is that our news reports talk about Chinese threat in an alarmist manner.
- Balance is missing in their reporting.
- So, take a deep breath, read everything and then form an opinion.
- Expect the army to have plugged these ingress points.
- Problem is that our news reports talk about Chinese threat in an alarmist manner.
- Balance is missing in their reporting.
- So, take a deep breath, read everything and then form an opinion.
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Forgot to add one important point in all this - India also has an EXISTING alternate alignment on Depsang Plain and the broader DBO sector which moves in depth and away from LAC.
Forgot to add one important point in all this - India also has an EXISTING alternate alignment on Depsang Plain and the broader DBO sector which moves in depth and away from LAC.
Here we have @nitingokhale putting his neck out and reconfirming that the structures visible at PP14 are in fact Indian.
@nitingokhale Here's sensible line of reasoning by @ShivAroor - this one-day match type commentary is obfuscating the scenario. Satellite images have their value but these are being used to draw conclusion(s) which is they don't, and can't support.
Piecing together bits and pieces of information from various news reports, it is becoming apparent that in DBO sector, especially area opposite Burtse-Depsang La-Depsang plains alignment, 'perception' about LAC alignment by each side differs by 10s of km at places.
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Going ahead, as we get more news reports about this area, I expect there to be lot of confusion. Add to that, there is complexity of the Chinese having created infra on Indian side of LAC between 2000-2014. So, except the army, no one knows the exact ground reality
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Going ahead, as we get more news reports about this area, I expect there to be lot of confusion. Add to that, there is complexity of the Chinese having created infra on Indian side of LAC between 2000-2014. So, except the army, no one knows the exact ground reality
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