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YB WEB DESK. Dated: 6/16/2021 11:34:12 AM
India better prepared to deal with any eventualities' New Delhi, June 15 A year after the deadly clashes between Indian and Chinese armies in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh, India is better prepared to deal with any eventualities along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) as the trust deficit between the two sides persists, people in the defence establishment said on Monday. They said the Galwan Valley episode helped Indian security planners crystalize the country's approach towards China as well as recalibrate the short-term and longterm goals considering the possible security threats. In the first deadly clash in the border area in nearly five decades, 20 Indian soldiers were killed on June 15 last year in the Galwan Valley, triggering a large deployment of troops and heavy weaponry by both armies at the friction points. In February, China officially acknowledged that five Chinese military officers and soldiers were killed in the clashes with the Indian Army though it is widely believed that the death toll was higher. "We are much better prepared militarily. The Galwan Valley clashes helped us prioritise our national security approach towards the northern border," said one of the persons cited above. It is learnt that the Chinese military has also enhanced its positions in several depth areas in the high-altitude region.