Amid Indo-China border row, India deploys tunnel defenses in Ladakh


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Months into a border standoff with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), India has reportedly deployed "tunnel defenses" in Ladakh. The move would enable Indian forces to pre-empt any further transgressions from the People's Liberation Army (PLA). India and China have been engaged in a bitter standoff along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh since early-May. Here are more details. In this article Details Hume pipes deployed in dug-in tunnels The Indian Army has deployed large-diameter Hume-reinforced concrete pipes in dug-in tunnels, Hindustan Times reported citing senior military commanders. This would provide Indian troops shelter during an attack and...