India to maintain winter border vigil, China conducts drill near Ladakh

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(TibetanReview.net, Jan13’25) –In an indication that the situation along the Tibet border still remains fluid despite an October troops disengagement deal with China, India’s army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has said Jan 13 that the country was not looking to reduce the number of troops along its northern frontier in winter. Also, on Jan 13, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a strategic Himalayan road tunnel that would give all-weather access to contested high-altitude border zones with Chinese ruled Tibet and Pakistan. Meanwhile, China has conducted a combat drill in a high-altitude plateau area, reinforcing its military focus on preparedness and logistics support in extreme conditions, days ahead...

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