SOURCE: AFI
A recent live-fire exercise conducted by China near the contested border with India has heightened existing tensions between the two nations. Chinese state media reported that a female missile platoon successfully launched a missile against a “subsonic target aircraft” at high altitude on the Karakoram Plateau.
India has reportedly bolstered its military presence along the LAC in recent months. News outlets like Bloomberg have cited the deployment of an additional 10,000 Indian soldiers to the disputed border.
This development comes amidst an ongoing military standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de facto border separating the two countries. The situation has been tense since June 2020, with thousands of troops from both sides deployed in the region.