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Indian Air Force locates part of missing AN-32 after 8 days: Delay in finding wreckage highlights Arunachal Pradesh's difficult terrain
Sanjib Baruah •The real challenge after having zeroed in on a spot where the tail of the missing AN-32 aircraft was suspected to be located in Arunachal Pradesh, lay in reaching the area after combating the inclement weather, the thick jungles, and scaling the forbidding mountains of the region
IAF's AN-32 transport aircraft goes missing with 13 on board in Arunachal; search and rescue resumes as weather clears up
Fp Staff •Indian Air Force's (IAF) missing AN-32 aircraft with 13 people on board is still not located, over 12 hours since it lost contact following take off from Jorhat in Assam. C-130J and ground patrols of the Army are currently carrying out search operations to trace the aircraft.
Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh notwithstanding, China's increasing activity on LAC is a concern
Rajeevbhattacharyya •China’s disapproval of the Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh notwithstanding, it has continued with its objective to build robust infrastructure in the region contiguous to the disputed Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Indian Air Force lands largest transport aircraft C-17 Globemaster in Arunachal Pradesh
Fp Staff •In a major boost to the country's rapid airlift capability in Arunachal Pradesh, the mighty C-17 Globemaster, the Indian Air Force (IAF)'s largest military transport aircraft, made its first landing at Mechuka Advanced Landing Ground (ALG), just 29 km from Sino-Indian border on Thursday.
Passing the buck and blaming Army will not solve border roads mess in Arunachal Pradesh
Pckatoch •A border road alignment running parallel to the McMohan Line cannot be drawn without taking into account location of the ground defences of the forward troops and location of reserves, considering that the Chinese tail with its phosphorous content catches fire at just the sight of a matchstick.