Lieutenant General Manoje Pande, commander of the Eastern Army Command, said on Tuesday that China has strengthened its built-in naval training procedures and saved mobilized reserve force formations, while it continues to build “dual-use” border villages and troop habitats.

On the other hand, India is making full preparations to deal with any emergencies along the border. “Efforts to reduce the threat to the chicken neck” Lieutenant General Manoje Pande, commander of the Japanese Army Command, said that India is still working to reduce the risk of the vulnerable Siliguri Corridor or “chicken neck”.

The authorities can also check the current border agreement with China and whether the Border Defense Cooperation Agreement (BDCA) signed in October 2013 needs to be reviewed after Japan’s 17-month naval confrontation. Ladakh. Lieutenant General Pan De stated that the Indian Army’s efforts “have always respected bilateral agreements and protocols” and “do not show any aggression”, which is in line with “our greater strategic guidance”, but the PLA’s actions or response. “But because of ( What happened in eastern Ladakh and what we need to do in the future, I think this is the highest level thing,” he added.

Many of the PLA reserves mobilized last year continue to be stationed in Arunachal Pradesh and the “deep area” of the 1,346-kilometer border shared by the Sikkim and Tibet Autonomous Region within the Japanese sector. “The scale and duration of PLA exercises this year have also increased, focusing on integrated joint operations. But these exercises are conducted in their traditional in-depth training areas,” said Lieutenant General Pan De.

On the line of actual control, due to the improvement of infrastructure, the number of border guards in some areas such as the Chinese patrol and Asafila has “slightly increased.” “But we have a sufficient level of troops in each department. At the Eastern Command, we are ensuring our preparations and our ability to respond to any emergencies is still very high. We are also maximizing the use of technology ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance),” he said.

The Siliguri Corridor, a long and narrow piece of land that connects the northeast with the rest of India, remains an important issue. In 2017, there was a 73-day standoff in Donglang near the Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet three-way intersection. Prior to this, the Indian army blocked the Chinese in an attempt to increase mobile observations in the direction of the Jampeli ridge overlooking the Siliguri Corridor.

News Source : Pehal News