Amid the Ukraine crisis, a senior Army official, on 4 March, warned that similar attempts could be made by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) along the country’s contested northern borders.
“The Ukraine situation has to be seen in the context of similar attempts that could be made by the Chinese PLA along our contested Northern borders. At no stage should people lose focus on the Northern borders,” ANI quoted a senior officer at Army Headquarters as saying.
The officer further stated that the Indian Army continues to maintain its operational priorities with an intent to develop capabilities with a long-term perspective in view of the threat from the country’s northern adversary.
“The ongoing situation on northern Borders warrants the Indian Army to re-align the operational tasking of its reserve formations to focus on the northern borders and refine warfighting capabilities in high altitude mountainous terrain,” the officer added.
“Various situations and responses of the formation were wargamed at Mathura and suitable lessons were also being drawn from various modern-day conflicts across the globe,” the officer posted at Army headquarters added.
The Armies of India and China have been locked in a border standoff since May 2020 along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakhsev. Since then, the two sides held several rounds of military and diplomatic which have only resulted in partial disengagement of troops from friction points.
Russia-Ukraine war
On February 24, the Russian military began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, including carrying out attacks on cities with ballistic missiles, artillery, and tanks.
The war between the two neighbouring countries escalated on 3 March with the Russian invasion forces taking control of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia after a battle with Ukrainian troops that caused a fire and fears of an accident.
