Villages of prosperity or military outposts? China's LAC game-plan
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Villages of prosperity or military outposts? China's LAC game-plan

India Today  

The snow-capped, windswept Himalayan heights of the India-China border are in greater spotlight as fresh satellite images reveal a startling development: a sprawling new Chinese settlement on the south bank of the Pangong Lake in Ladakh. One alleged key objective is to increase the Han Chinese population in the sensitive border areas, diluting Tibetan presence and altering the region’s demographic make-up. The infrastructure, while ostensibly for the benefit of the local people, also serves strategic military purposes, strengthening China’s ability to project power and control the border region. Analysts say the Xiaokang village programme is not a genuine effort to improve the lives of Tibetans but rather a calculated strategy to consolidate Beijing’s control over the region, suppress dissent and erase Tibetan culture. Last year, the government approved the Vibrant Villages Programme as a centrally China’s Pangong Lake settlement is just the latest flashpoint in a decades-long standoff with India.

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India builds infra near LAC to counter China’s model villages
1 year, 11 months ago

India builds infra near LAC to counter China’s model villages

Hindustan Times  

India is developing border villages in Arunachal Pradesh as tourist hubs through a civil-military partnership as an answer to China’s so-called model villages or xiaokang close to the line of actual control, people familiar with the development said. The Arunachal Pradesh government is actively considering promoting tours to the World War II planes’ crash sites in the state, which has …

Explained: How India’s Vibrant Villages scheme in Arunachal is a way to secure borders along China
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained: How India’s Vibrant Villages scheme in Arunachal is a way to secure borders along China

Firstpost  

Home Minister Amit Shah launched the ambitious Vibrant Villages programme from Arunachal Pradesh. Now, not even land equal to ‘sui ki noke’ can be encroached,” thundered India’s Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday as he stood on stage in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kibithoo and launched the government’s ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’. Kibithoo, located in Arunachal Pradesh, is the first village to be …

Chinese air force builds infra in Ladakh theatre amid tense LAC
2 years, 3 months ago

Chinese air force builds infra in Ladakh theatre amid tense LAC

Hindustan Times  

The Chinese air force’s infrastructure push across the contested Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh to support its forward deployments is in top gear as tensions between India and China loom, and a resolution to border problems in the sensitive sector appears elusive even as the December 9 Yangtse clash has turned the spotlight on lingering issues with China …

China carrying out capability enhancement near LAC, says Eastern Army Commander
2 years, 10 months ago

China carrying out capability enhancement near LAC, says Eastern Army Commander

Firstpost  

He emphasized that India is acting towards enhancing infrastructure and operational capabilities in order to respond to any emergent situation Guwahati: The Chinese army is carrying out capability enhancement in terms of infrastructure, and operational capability close to the Line of Actual Control in a large measure, said General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Command Lt Gen RP Kalita on Monday. …

China builds 'xiaokang border defence village' in Arunachal: Implications for India's security
3 years, 4 months ago

China builds 'xiaokang border defence village' in Arunachal: Implications for India's security

Firstpost  

A report published by the US Department of Defence stated that Beijing had constructed a large 100-home civilian village in the northeastern state ‘sometime in 2020’ A recent report released by the United States Department of Defence has stirred up a controversy in India, putting focus on Indo-Sino tensions again. The United States Department of Defence published its ‘Report on …

Chinese build-up at LAC clearly visible, says Ladakh councillor
4 years, 2 months ago

Chinese build-up at LAC clearly visible, says Ladakh councillor

The Hindu  

Konchok Stanzin, a councillor from Chushul in eastern Ladakh said Chinese infrastructure that could not be seen from border villages earlier is now clearly visible as China continues to hold positions in areas within India’s perception of the Line of Actual Control. In an interview to The Hindu, Mr. Stanzin said residents have witnessed a large number of Chinese tents, …

China turns new civilian settlements near LAC into military infra, satellite images reveal
4 years, 4 months ago

China turns new civilian settlements near LAC into military infra, satellite images reveal

India Today  

Beautifully constructed homes, recreational facilities and roads, all disguised as civil infrastructure near the Line of Actual Control on the Chinese side is part of the People’s Liberation Army’s new warfare tactics to enhance its military network. India Today TV has learnt that China has been adopting a policy of setting up dual-use integrated villages close to the borders that …

Ladakh face-off | Chinese build-up started in May: MEA
4 years, 9 months ago

Ladakh face-off | Chinese build-up started in May: MEA

The Hindu  

China had been “amassing” troops and armaments along the Line of Actual Control for nearly two months, the government said on Thursday and accused the People’s Liberation Army of violating the 1993 agreement between India and China that committed both sides to “minimum levels” of deployment. “The conduct of Chinese forces this year has been in complete disregard of all …

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