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The images have emerged amid a standoff between Indian and Chinese forces near Ladakh, described as India worst border tension since Kargil in 1999.


The images show the Ngari Gunsa airport in Tibet.

New Delhi:

Satellite images show massive construction activity at a high altitude Chinese air base, located just 200 kilometres away from the Pangong Lake, the site of the skirmish between forces of India and China on May 5 and May 6.

Two images, exclusively sourced from the open source intelligence expert detresfa_ , an analyst with ShadowBreak Intl., show the Ngari Gunsa airport in Tibet. The first image is dated April 6, 2020 while the second one, dated May 21, this year, shows massive construction activity including the addition of what appears to be a second taxi-track or a secondary tarmac to position helicopters or combat aircraft. A third image shows a close-up of the main tarmac at the airport with a line-up of four fighter jets believed to be either J-11 or J-16 fighters of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force.

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The second image (right) dated May 21, this year, shows massive construction activity.

The J-11/J-16 are advanced, domestically produced variants of the Russian Sukhoi 27 and broadly match the capabilities of the Indian Air Forces Sukhoi 30 MKIs, its most potent fighter until the arrival of the first batch of Dassault Rafales in a few weeks.

A caption on close-up image with the fighters indicates that their deployment at this base was first spotted in December 2019. The close up images now released help spotters identify the type of fighters deployed.

The location of the Ngari Gunsa air base is particularly significant. A dual-use military and civil airport which serves the town of Shiquanhe in the Ngari prefecture, the airport is located at 14,022 feet, which makes it among the highest in the world.

The advantage gained by its location close to the Line of Actual Control is balanced by the reality that fighter jets deployed at such an altitude can only carry limited war-loads and fuels.

''The useful endurance of Chinese J-11 or J-16 fighters deployed at such altitudes will not be more than an hour,'' said Squadron Leader Sameer Joshi (retired), a former IAF fighter pilot and Kargil war veteran. ''The useful endurance of Indian Air Force fighters which deploy from multiple air bases in the plains could be more than three to four hours if air to air refuelling tankers are used.''

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The close up images now released help spotters identify the type of fighters deployed.

In simple terms, this means that IAF fighter jets deployed in the area can fly longer than Chinese fighters deployed at the air base. On the other hand, China can deploy fighters at Ngari over parts of Ladakh which now see a faceoff between Indian and Chinese forces.

Reports indicate that several thousand Chinese soldiers have either crossed or are very close to the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. The skirmishes which began on May 5 this year have seen vicious hand-to-hand fighting between Indian and Chinese forces on the North bank of the Pangong Lake. The biggest area of concern is thought to be the Galwan River basin further North where Chinese forces are reported to have positioned themselves to threaten a road completed last year which leads up to Daulat Beg Oldie, a crucial Indian Air Force base in Ladakh which supplies Indian soldiers in the region.

Multiple meetings have been held between local commanders from the rank of Colonel to Major General in Ladakh but there has been no breakthrough at the moment. In Delhi, the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held meetings with the Chief of Defence Staff and the Armed Forces Chief.

Yesterday, the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi offered to repatriate Chinese nationals in India if they wished, though flight tickets would need to be borne by Chinese nationals who wished to avail of the services. The standoff between Indian and Chinese forces has been described as India worst border tension since Kargil in 1999.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chi...fighter-jets-on-tarmac-ndtv-exclusive-2235487

 
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China 'briefly' detains army, ITBP jawans in Ladakh: Sources
The Indian Army has refuted reports of a patrol party being detained by the Chinese forces in Ladakh, calling them "inaccurate". This comes amid reports that an Indian patrol party comprising Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel was detained by the Chinese forces last week after the clashes in Ladakh.

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he Indian Army has refuted reports of a patrol party being detained by the Chinese forces in Ladakh, calling them "inaccurate". This comes amid reports that an Indian patrol party comprising Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel was detained by the Chinese forces last week after the clashes in Ladakh.

Sources in the Indian Army have said that the reports on detention are inaccurate, however, there has been no official denial.

"It was brief detention. They were released soon and weapons were also handed back," a source said.

Earlier this month, several Indian and Chinese troops sustained injuries after they engaged in a fist-fight in the Naku La sector of North Sikkim on Saturday. The incident happened after a face-off, but the matter was resolved soon, sources had said

It was a road construction by India that had triggered the recent face-off in Ladakh leading to a violent clash between Indian and Chinese troops which left many injured on both sides earlier this month.

As per sources, the Chinese had been objecting to a critical road construction project north of Pangong Tso (lake) that became a flashpoint. The contentious road was well within the Indian territory and far from the Chinese claim, the sources added.

The Chinese military is fast increasing its troops in areas around Pangong Tso lake and Galwan Valley along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, sending a clear signal that it was not ready to end its confrontation with the Indian Army anytime soon, people familiar with the situation in the disputed region said.


The Chinese side has particularly bolstered its presence in the Galwan Valley, erecting around 100 tents in the last two weeks and bringing in machinery for possible construction of bunkers, notwithstanding the stiff protest by Indian troops, they said.

In the midst of the escalating tension, Army Chief Gen MM Naravane paid a quiet visit to the headquarters of 14 Corps in Leh on Friday and reviewed with the top commanders the overall security scenario in the region including in the disputed areas along the LAC, the de-facto border between India and China.

Military sources said the Indian Army has also been matching up to the Chinese build-up in both Pangong Tso lake and Galwan Valley and that it is in a much advantageous position in certain other sensitive areas in the region.

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https://www.indiatoday.in/india/sto...nese-china-military-ladakh-1681238-2020-05-24
 
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China was silent as India was one of the biggest market for chines products. Now exports of all countries hit hard by covid-19 and it will take years to recover. Thats why Chinese thinks that its perfect time to settle dispute permanently with India.
 
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All the noise is from Indian papers. Wonder why? Is the government looking for a bigger defence budget?
Something is cooking ...

PM Meets NSA, Chief Of Defence Staff Over India-China Face-Off In Ladakh
Sources said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had met three service chiefs earlier and briefed them.
All IndiaReported by Sanket Upadhyay, Edited by Anindita SanyalUpdated: May 26, 2020 08:06 pm IST
 
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So last year it was Pakistan and now China. India has never been humiliated militarily that bad in last 2 decades, since Kargil, when they were caught napping and turned to US for help.


I have always maintained Indians are coward. That just proves my point. They are begging Chinese to go back. Indian Army wanted 2 front war, can't even evacuate a single post from China.


They wanted to take over Azad Kashmir, now seems losing own territory. Lol.
 
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So last year it was Pakistan and now China. India has perhaps never been humiliated militarily that bad for since 1999.




indians are just good at blowing hot air and talking. Nothing else. They will never do anything in REAL life. That is the reality.

I have always maintained Indians are coward. That just proves my point. They are begging Chinese to go back. Indian Army wanted 2 front war, can't even evacuate a single post from China.





indians are all talk. Nothing else. Just hot air. Talk rubbish but do NOTHING in real life. That's indians for you.
 
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