Record Troops Recently Deployed on India-China Border

Record Troops Recently Deployed on India-China Border
A Chinese soldier gestures as he stands near an Indian soldier on the Chinese side of the ancient Nathu La border crossing between India and China on July 10, 2008. Diptendu Dutta/AFP via Getty Images
Winnie Han
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China is deploying record numbers of troops on the India-China border, and frequently changing the commander of the Western Battle Zone that encompasses the border. Indian army chief general Manoj Mukund Naravane said India is “quite well poised” to meet any aggression from China.

 Naravane told Free Press Kashmir (FPK) on Oct.2, “Chinese [troops] have deployed in considerable numbers all across Eastern Ladakh and Northern Front right up to our Eastern command.