Face-off with China continues at multiple locations along Arunachal border: ITBP D-G
Face-off with China continues at multiple locations along Arunachal border: ITBP D-G
M.U.H
23/10/20268
Confrontations with Chinese troops continue to take place at multiple sites along the border in Arunachal Pradesh, according to Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) director general Shatrujeet Kapur.
“In the past few-days, a situation arose where face-off happened at several locations in Arunachal and it still continues,” Mr. Kapur said on Thursday.
High-altitude commandos
Speaking at the Himveer Samman Samaroah, an annual felicitation ceremony for ITBP personnel, Mr. Kapur said ITBP commandos have been active in the continuing confrontations on the Arunachal border.
“Our newly raised Shaurya commandos played an exemplary role in this. ITBP was raised as a mountain guerilla force and we were given border guarding duty along China in 2004,” he said. “We need not leave our original function, and a specialised high altitude mountain fighting force is being set up, distinct than the army. We will soon have one full battalion of Shaurya commandos; high-altitude [deployment] is our strength,” Mr. Kapur added, during the event held at the Central Training College (CTC), Alwar, Rajasthan.
Chinese troops dig in
Government sources told The Hindu that since late July, India and China have been engaged in a stand-off at Asaphila near Taksing in Arunachal Pradesh. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have pitched their tents at an elevation, within 6 km to 7 km of India’s perception of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), near the Maja company operating base in Taksing circle of Upper Subansiri district, sources said.
“Sometime in July, during routine patrolling, Indian and Chinese troops came face to face near Maja. After brief confrontation, both sides returned but the Chinese PLA came back in larger number few days later and pitched tents, around 6-7 kms within India’s perception of the LAC,” the source said.
Chinese troops dig in
Government sources told The Hindu that since late July, India and China have been engaged in a stand-off at Asaphila near Taksing in Arunachal Pradesh. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have pitched their tents at an elevation, within 6 km to 7 km of India’s perception of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), near the Maja company operating base in Taksing circle of Upper Subansiri district, sources said.
“Sometime in July, during routine patrolling, Indian and Chinese troops came face to face near Maja. After brief confrontation, both sides returned but the Chinese PLA came back in larger number few days later and pitched tents, around 6-7 kms within India’s perception of the LAC,” the source said.
