Arunachal Pradesh: ITBP Constructing Additional LAC Posts To Thwart Chinese Invasions

ITANAGAR: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) intends to establish additional border checkpoints on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in regions vulnerable to incursions by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China in an effort to thwart future incursions like the one that occurred in Tawang on December 9.

These new ITBP order posts would be constructed in areas of the Yangtze plateau, where the most recent battle between the Indian Army and the PLA took place on December 9.

Military officials claim that the Chinese PLA has built frontline formations and essential infrastructure close to several of these key locations.

"Tawang is one of the Line of Actual Control's most delicate areas. The ITBP brass discussed new outposts during a meeting last week, one of the measures, according to a source.

According to ITBP officers quoted by The Telegraph, China had made its intentions known by displaying "brazen" violence for months prior to the conflict on December 9 in the Tawang sector, compelling the Indian Army and the ITBP to use posters and loudspeakers to warn Chinese forces away.

An ITBP commandant stated, "Our men remain in a high state of vigilance and are keeping a constant watch on the frontier round the clock, even under extreme cold circumstances, which make movement exceedingly difficult in the hazardous terrain.

"Our troops battled valiantly and stopped the Chinese attempt at incursion during the most recent engagement (December 9)," he continued.

Both the ITBP and the Indian Army supply troops stationed in distant and high-altitude areas using all-terrain vehicles, such as snow scooters and yaks. 1,346 km of the 3,488 km LAC that separates China and India are in the eastern sector.

According to sources, There is no established border between China and India. The Chinese Communist Party's politburo resolved in January 1960 to start talks with India in order to come to a compromise by "mutual understanding and mutual concessions." 

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