04-11-2005, 10:11 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Bhaichara ok, but Army on guard along China border </b>
Pioneer News Service/ New Delhi
The Indian Defence establishment is not relaxing its vigil on the 4,056-km long Line of Actual Control (LAC) despite content and significant improvement in relations with China in the last two decades.
Peace and tranquillity prevailed on the LAC and both the sides had not fired <b>"even a single shot in anger in the last one decade" but the Army was not willing to let its guard down and earmarked ten divisions for guarding the LAC.</b>
Incidentally, one division comprises about 10,000 soldiers and India has to maintain vigil on the LAC stretching from Ladakh to Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh and upto Arunachal Pradesh.
The LAC, though yet to be demarcated and delineated on ground, was divided into three sectors including western sector in Ladakh (1,000 kms), middle sector in Uttranchal and Himachal Pradesh (554 kms) and remaining sizeable stretch in eastern sector in Arunachal Pradesh.
The two countries had, so far, exchanged maps pertaining to the middle sector and parleys were on to arrive at a consensus and subsequent demarcation and delineation. India was at a disadvantageous position in military terms as far as the eastern and western sectors were concerned as reports indicated that China had built all weather logistical lines and military infrastructure at major positions along the LAC.
Given the rugged terrain in Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh, the logiscital chain was proving to a major challenge for the Indian army, it was learnt. <b>In fact, the nearest road head at many places was far away from the LAC and the essential supplies had to carried by porters after marching for five to seven days. China, however, had constructed all weather roads, both metalled and kutcha, upto the LAC thereby ovecoming the problem of rapid movement of logistics in Arunachal and Ladakh.</b>
<b>Coupled with this, China was reportedly conducting aggressive patrolling inside the Indian territory in some sectors of Ladakh and Arunachal as they claimed the territory was disputed</b>. Reports also indicated that <b>China had also constructed structures inside the demilitarised zones at some places in the eastern and western sectors</b>. The demilitarised zone comprised 10 to 15 km of land on either side of the LAC. The task force on border management, which reviewed the situation on all the borders in the wake of Kargil war, had given a detailed report on the Indo-China border. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Pioneer News Service/ New Delhi
The Indian Defence establishment is not relaxing its vigil on the 4,056-km long Line of Actual Control (LAC) despite content and significant improvement in relations with China in the last two decades.
Peace and tranquillity prevailed on the LAC and both the sides had not fired <b>"even a single shot in anger in the last one decade" but the Army was not willing to let its guard down and earmarked ten divisions for guarding the LAC.</b>
Incidentally, one division comprises about 10,000 soldiers and India has to maintain vigil on the LAC stretching from Ladakh to Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh and upto Arunachal Pradesh.
The LAC, though yet to be demarcated and delineated on ground, was divided into three sectors including western sector in Ladakh (1,000 kms), middle sector in Uttranchal and Himachal Pradesh (554 kms) and remaining sizeable stretch in eastern sector in Arunachal Pradesh.
The two countries had, so far, exchanged maps pertaining to the middle sector and parleys were on to arrive at a consensus and subsequent demarcation and delineation. India was at a disadvantageous position in military terms as far as the eastern and western sectors were concerned as reports indicated that China had built all weather logistical lines and military infrastructure at major positions along the LAC.
Given the rugged terrain in Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh, the logiscital chain was proving to a major challenge for the Indian army, it was learnt. <b>In fact, the nearest road head at many places was far away from the LAC and the essential supplies had to carried by porters after marching for five to seven days. China, however, had constructed all weather roads, both metalled and kutcha, upto the LAC thereby ovecoming the problem of rapid movement of logistics in Arunachal and Ladakh.</b>
<b>Coupled with this, China was reportedly conducting aggressive patrolling inside the Indian territory in some sectors of Ladakh and Arunachal as they claimed the territory was disputed</b>. Reports also indicated that <b>China had also constructed structures inside the demilitarised zones at some places in the eastern and western sectors</b>. The demilitarised zone comprised 10 to 15 km of land on either side of the LAC. The task force on border management, which reviewed the situation on all the borders in the wake of Kargil war, had given a detailed report on the Indo-China border. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->