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"The Chushul subsector in eastern Ladakh remained tense on Tuesday, with Chinese troops within firing range of Indian soldiers who have occupied heights along a key ridgeline" economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/c…
"Indian troops have taken dominating positions along the southern bank of Pangong and have carried out deployments in Chushul ... include heights overlooking the Spanggur gap, which is being defended by T90 tanks and positions at Rezang La and Rechin La"
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/c…
"Renchin La, located in the “grey zone”, had not been occupied by either side ... It accords India a clear view of Spanggur Gap, Moldo Garrison of China, besides southern bank of Spanggur Tso" tribuneindia.com/news/nation/ch…
"As tensions continue, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 17 Corps (Mountain Strike Corps) Lt Gen. Savneet Singh has been present in Ladakh to deliberate on offensive options, sources said." theprint.in/defence/china-…
The sources said it was late-night movement Saturday of Chinese tanks stationed in Moldo, opposite the Chushul sector, which made the Indian Army give the go-ahead to one of its specialised units to capture certain hilltops" theprint.in/defence/situat…
"An army officer handed over Tenzin’s body to his wife & 3 children, telling them the circumstances of his death had to remain secret...Details of the operation in which Tenzin died remain secret but it is learned to have resulted in Chinese casualties" ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2020/09/specia…
"Both these soldiers were from 7 VIKAS, one of the seven [Tibetan-manned] SFF battalions – almost a division worth of Special Forces – that have been moved to Ladakh and deployed against the Chinese" ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2020/09/specia…
"A surveillance camera installed at South Bank of Pangong Tso helped the Indian Army thwart an aggressive move by the Chinese troops to alter the status quo in the area on the night of August 29 and 30, a senior government official told The Hindu." thehindu.com/news/national/…
PLA forces remain present across India's perceived border. "At Galwan Valley and Gogra, Chinese troops are 2 km and 1 km inside respectively. The ingress is 8 kilometres in the Finger area of North Bank of Pangong Tso." thehindu.com/news/national/…
'Indian Army sources said there were no clashes between the troops ... since there was no direct contact or engagement ... The situation in the region, sources said, continues to be tense but the troops “are not in an eyeball-to-eyeball situation”.' indianexpress.com/article/india/…
"In Pangong Tso itself, Chinese troops withdrew only a bit and then stalled. And instead, the PLA has made preparations to sit out the winter. All military-to-military conversations in the past month have been quite rough and hostile, at times plain rude" economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/e…
"The chill has also set in on the regular hotline conversations between local commanders. It’s believed that even the initial pleasantries are not being exchanged these days" economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/e…
Depsang is still live, too. "Besides the Chushul subsector, there is a high level of alertness at the Depsang plains near Daulat Beg Oldie where tensions have been high since May after Chinese troops blocked Indian patrols at three points" economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/c…
'The Indian official ... said the Indian troop move responded to an attempt by a large number of Chinese infantry to push through a key mountain pass late on Saturday. “We mobilised and occupied the four heights,” ... on India’s side of the LAC' uk.reuters.com/article/uk-ind…
That didn't take long. India bans more Chinese apps, days after seizing high ground on the south bank of Pangong lake (allegedly to pre-empt a Chinese move)
A source tells @the_hindu that Indian intelligence assesses that China now controls 1,000km² inside India's "perception of the LAC" in Ladakh, most of it between patrol points 10 to 13. I suspect the acreage is less important than the positions, though.
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