India Sends High-Power Boats To Patrol Pangong Tso In East Ladakh, Match Chinese PLA's Heavy Vessels

As the Chinese aggression at the Pangong Tso lake in Eastern Ladakh continues, India is sending at least a dozen top of the line surveillance capable, high-powered and larger capacity steel boats for patrolling purposes, Hindustan Times reported.

The Indian Navy boats will also be able to match the heavier Chinese boats -- Type 928 B vessels, used by People's Liberation Army's lake fleet.

The move comes even as military level talks between the two countries were held on Tuesday (30 June) at Chushul on the Indian side, to defuse tensions and discuss possibilities of de-escalation. The meeting between India's Leh Corps Commander and Chinese Xinjiang Military district head is said to have gone cordial and various aspects of disengagement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) were discussed.

Earlier this week, as per the report, the three armed forces took the decision to deploy boats at Pangong Tso and the Navy was tasked with the transportation of the vessels to Leh through C-17 heavy lifters, on priority.

The report suggests, continuous deployment of troops, artillery and other equipments reflects India's will to stand up to any Chinese aggression and that while the Indian forces are committed to not escalate any conflict from their side, they are prepared to respond to the Chinese PLA upon being provoked.