China has mobilized thousands of soldiers, tanks and howitzers within rifle range of Indian Army deployment at Spanggur Gap in the southern part of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh, sources said, even as Indian troops are on high alert.
“Seeing the Chinese PLA troop and guns mobilisation, the Indian Army too made mirror deployments at Spanggur Gap. Both the countries’ troops and guns are within shooting range,” said a government official.
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Further, sources said, China has deployed its militia squads to “consolidate the border” and “stabilise Tibet region”.
They have been tasked to try and dislodge the Indian Army soldiers from the tactical heights. The militia is an irregular mix of mountaineers, boxers, members of local fight clubs and others. Most of the members are raised from the local population.
“Militia is basically a reserve force of the Chinese’s People Liberation Army. They are deployed during war time situations and to help the PLA in its military operations,” said a senior government officer.
The officer also said that Chinese militia also conducts independent operations and provides combat support and manpower replenishment to the PLA. Movement of Chinese troops, vehicles and new defence mechanisms of Chinese are visible in the north, south banks of Pangong Lake.
In some places heavily armed troops are in close proximity.
To de-escalate the situation, armies of India and China are holding interaction daily. ALSO READ: Amid ‘disengagement’ claims meetings between India-China yield no results Meanwhile, the People’s Liberation Army heavily deployed its troops along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh’s Chushul district, which was followed by Indian Army changing its positions from “border management” to “border securing,” a Hindustan Times report read.
China has been deploying fighter and bomber aircraft to its bases in Tibet ever since tension over Ladakh started rising in May, The Week reported. Earlier, China demanded that India withdraw its armed forces personnel from China-India border in order to avoid escalation of tensions. China has reportedly built surface-to-air missiles near a lake, which is a part of the Kailash-Mansarovar. (FPK)