INDIA CAUTIONS CHINA OVER PLAAF'S VIOLATIONS IN LADAKH

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 8/8/2022 1:19:12 PM


NEW DELHI, Aug 07 Amidst the rising tensions between China and other countries, the military officers of India and China met on Tuesday to discuss issues of rising air force activities and the recent air space violation by the China fighter. Confirming the meeting as the source said, “Talks were held in Chushul-Moldo meeting point on Tuesday which included a Major General of the Army and an Air Commodore of the Indian Air Force from India. The meeting, along with other things, also discussed the recent reported air space violation conducted by the Chinese PLA Air Force J11 fighter.” The fighter was said to have crossed the set limit for aircraft of the forces from both sides. The combat, transport and fixed-wing aircraft cannot get closer than 10 kilometers from the Line of Actual Control. The IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said recently that the activities of the aircraft of China are closely monitored and as soon as they are seen getting close to the LAC appropriate measures are taken either by scrambling Indian aircraft for putting them on alert. The Indian team, comprising an Air Commodore and a number of senior Army officials, highlighted the need for focusing on confidence-building measures to avoid any untoward incident, the sources said. The Chinese team also deployed a senior official from the People's Liberation Army(PLA) Air Force. The special round of talks took place over a month after the instances of Chinese combat aircraft flying close to the LAC in eastern Ladakh that had prompted the Indian Air Force(IAF) to scramble its jets. "The Indian team highlighted the need for having confidence-building measures and to have a better understanding between the two sides," said a source, adding it was conveyed that both sides should not fly within 10 km of the buffer zone from the LAC. A Chinese J-11 fighter jet flew close to the LAC in eastern Ladakh in the last week of June following which the IAF also initiated counter-measures. There were reports of similar incidents earlier as well. The sources said both sides held meetings like the one on August 2 including between ground commanders after the face-off in eastern Ladakh erupted in May 2020. They said it was for the first time in the recent past that an IAF officer joined the talks. Indian and Chinese troops are engaged in a standoff at a number of friction points in eastern Ladakh for over two years

 

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