India gripped by Covid, China quietly hardens positions in depth areas of Ladakh
India Today
India Today TV has learnt that while India is gripped by Covid-19, the Chinese Army has reinforced its presence in eastern Ladakh depth areas with permanent accommodations and depots.
As India's Covid-19 crisis gets worse, it has come to light that China has quietly hardened its positions in eastern Ladakh. Top sources tell India Today TV that far from winding down winter deployments, the Chinese Army has reinforced its presence in eastern Ladakh depth areas with permanent accommodations and depots -- an aggressive stance amidst continuing talks. While the pullback by Indian and Chinese troops from the Pangong Tso sectors in February had created an atmosphere of hope for a slow but steady disengagement, the new permanent Chinese accommodations built between Kangxiwar, just north of Aksai Chin, and Rudok in Tibet's Ladakh frontier has caused alarm. Ground intelligence and imagery with the Indian security establishment has led to an assessment that has echoed through the standoff periodically: that the PLA is here for the long haul.
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