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The Yangtse Trail: Why China wants to open up another front at Tawang
Probal Dasgupta •Chinese forces, pushed back this time near Tawang, are likely to initiate further incursions in other areas and keep the pot boiling in the Himalayas
How lethal is Pralay missile which India is acquiring?
Ajeyo Basu •Intended to be India's answer to the Dongfeng 12 (CSS-X-15) missile of China, Pralay is a canisterised tactical, surface-to-surface, and short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) for battlefield use
Days after de-escalation from fisticuffs in Tawang, China conducts war games near Arunachal border
Fp Staff •In the confrontation that had taken place in Tawang on December 9, Indian Army soldiers had thrashed a much larger PLA contingent of 300 Chinese personnel who were attempting to capture territory around a mountaintop held by India in the Yangtse sector
China builds bridge in Doklam, sets stage for new LAC standoff
Fp Staff •This bridge has been built close to the place where there was a dispute between India and China in 2017. After a 73-day standoff, the armies of both countries pulled back from the disputed site. China is currently occupying land claimed by Bhutan in Doklam
WATCH: Top fighter aircraft in action as IAF flexes muscle at LAC
Fp Staff •Launched from IAF bases in Assam and West Bengal, the two-day exercise comes days after the clash between the Indian Army and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh
IAF holds exercise in North East amid LAC tension with China
Fp Staff •The exercises, for which India had earlier announced a NOTAM (no-fly zone) over the North East for December 15-16, are being held from Indian Air Force (IAF) bases Tezpur, Chhabua, Jorhat in Assam and Hashimara in West Bengal