Why India has decided to maintain aggressive posturing along the LAC
New
Delhi,
Sep
03:
India
has
decided
to
continue
with
an
aggressive
military
posturing
along
the
Line
of
Actual
Control.
Sources
tell
OneIndia
that
this
is
aimed
at
forcing
China
to
completely
pull
back.
Further
the
source
cited
above
also
said
that
it
would
be
helpful
in
resolving
the
border
crisis
when
talks
are
taking
place
both
on
the
diplomatic
and
military
front.
India decided that the Army will continue to maintain aggressive posturing in the wake of China's provocative military manoeuvres to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control.
Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh who left for Russia on Wednesday had on Tuesday carried out a comprehensive review of the situation in Eastern Ladakh. Singh headed a high powered meeting of the China Study Group to review the situation.
During the meeting it was decided that the Indian Army would continue to maintain aggressive posturing to deal with any misadventure by China. The Indian Army has also bolstered its presence around the southern bank area of Pangong Tso.
The
meeting
was
also
attended
by
External
Affairs
Minister,
S
Jaishankar,
National
Security
Advisor,
Ajit
Doval,
Chief
of
Defence
Staff,
Bipin
Rawat
and
Army
Chief
General
M
M
Naravane.
While
additional
troops
have
been
deployed,
it
was
also
decided
to
bring
in
more
weaponry
like
anti
tank
guided
missiles
and
tanks.
All eyes would be on Singh's Russia visit where he would attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Defence Ministers' meeting. However news agency ANI while quoting sources said that there is no meeting of Singh with his Chinese counterpart that has been scheduled.