As the new Indian road approaches strategic Karakoram Pass , dragon desperate to stop

Only 16-17 kilometers!!!. As soon as when  can cover the distance, the Indian Armed Forces will start breathing down the neck of the Karakoram Pass. One after another historical towns like Yarkanda, Kashgarh, Khotan, Shahidullah along the historical pass. Each of these settlements is militarily important to China in order to secure the vast province of Xinjiang . By making a wide and smooth road, the Indian army will reach the door of the area in a hurry, is it possible for the dragon to accept it silently! Hence the old strategy again. Heating the border and blocking India's work. But this time he is not working on the strategy. At least that much news is coming from Ladakh.

How is the situation in Ladakh now? New Delhi has not yet officially announced anything. But Defense Ministry and Army sources said both sides had sent large numbers of troops to the LAC. What about big numbers? At least one brigade on each side, that is, about three thousand deployed on each side. That's the news.

The Galwan Valley is reported to be the hottest. The clashes did not start. But Chinese forces have reportedly advanced unilaterally in the area and set up hundreds of tents. The situation is so dire that the Prime Minister of India has met with top military officials.

Since then, India has also started sending large numbers of troops to the Galwan Valley. According to a Defense Ministry source, India has already deployed more troops than the Chinese. It is also reported that India has already surrounded the Chinese camp in Galwan from three sides.

However, some quarters claim that the heat is not limited to the Galwan Valley. The situation is hot in the Hot Springs area north of Pangong Lake and in Demchokh. Troops have appeared everywhere from both sides. All in all, the number could be equal to a whole brigade, like Colonel Soumitra Roy, a retired Indian Army officer and defense expert.

The only geographically weak point for India was the Karakoram Pass. And that was a convenient point for China. Because the part of Ladakh just south of the Karakoram Pass is so sparsely populated and desert-like that it was not at all conducive to the deployment of troops. But the terrain and climate of the Tarim Basin or Karkash Valley north of the Karakoram Pass is much more tolerable. It is relatively easy to keep troops in that area or to cross the Karakoram Pass quickly through that area.

China did not want to change this favorable situation for themselves in any way. But India changed that situation by building roads to Daulat Beg Oldi, improving communications and other infrastructure. So China made one last attempt before crossing the last 16-18 km road to reach Karakoram Pass. Says defense experts.

But India has not stopped working. The heat at the border has multiplied. The forces of the two nuclear-armed states stand face to face. But the Border Roads Organization (BRO) is reportedly continuing the work that was going on.

In the words of the lieutenant general (retd) Abhay Krishna, who was the head of the Indian Army's Eastern Command at the time of the Doklam conflict, "China needs to show a red line from time to time. That is what our forces are doing in Ladakh. China was also exaggerating in Doklam. We drew the red line in front of them. China understood, and in the future, India will do something. In Ladakh, the same message is being sent to China. "

General Malik was India's army chief during the Kargil war. He says it is not as easy for India to send troops to Ladakh on this side of the LAC as it is for geological reasons, but it is not as easy for India to send troops to and from the LAC. It is true that China has expanded its road infrastructure in those areas, but it is relatively difficult for China to deploy troops along the LAC with large numbers of troops. In the case of India, he has no problem. Deploying large forces in those areas has never been a difficult time for India, the only problem was travel, which India is gradually solving, so it is normal for China to be under pressure, explained General Malik.

In 2016, the situation was similar in Doklam on the Bhutan-China border. China also has a border dispute with Bhutan. China unilaterally tried to build a road through the disputed area. Bhutan could not resist. So India sent troops. The two forces faced each other for 63 days. This time the conflict has not been so long. However, this time the tension has been created across a large area. This time the size of the force is much bigger than Doklam.

In the words of Colonel Soumitra Roy, "India has built a long road along the border of Ladakh with Aksai Chin. The road starts from Leh. Going a little south-east, it turns from Darbuk towards LAC, that is, to the east. After that, LAC continued to run towards the north. After becoming a Shiyak, Daulat Beg went to Oldi and stopped the road. China is afraid of that road. '' Why are you afraid? "India has good roads and good military infrastructure on the border, which China never wants," the retired army chief explained.

China does not want India to work for development in the border areas. Because if there is an improved infrastructure at the border, it is possible for the Indian forces to move and monitor those areas in a smooth manner. ” Colonel Roy says, "Legally, China has nothing to say. But breaking the law, China kept sniffing again and again. India also accepted it. At one point, if China objected, India would stop work. So Chin made it a habit to blow his nose. But in the last few years, India has started working despite China's objections. 

During this time, India built major roads, bridges, air bases and military infrastructure almost everywhere from Arunachal in the east to Ladakh in the north. Chin couldn't hold it all. Instead, India blocked the road that China was building in Doklam. The situation is now such that the Aksai Chin border can be reached from any part of Ladakh, but also from Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.

With a little more road, you can reach further north to the base of Karakoram Pass. That is very uncomfortable for China. " The border of Aksai Chin can also be reached from Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh from time to time. With a little more road, you can reach further north to the base of Karakoram Pass. That is very uncomfortable for China. "