indiaUpdated: Dec 29, 2020, 21:33 ISTIndian Air Force Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Tuesday said that China has heavily deployed the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) to support its army in the Ladakh theatre along with a large number of radars and missiles, even as he listed out the possible Chinese objectives for its actions at the northern border. “The important issue is that we recognize what they (China) have really achieved and whatever four or five points I mentioned have been actioned in the real sense,” the IAF chief said. The IAF chief said that the air force’s robust actions in the Ladakh theatre had “stopped the Chinese in their tracks and they remained there.” He said India’s most important national security challenge was to understand China, its possible game plan and the deepening and evolving Sino-Pak relationship. “We are aware that China’s main aspirations are clearly on the global front and regional domination is part of the route to global leadership. China’s ‘string of pearls’ refers to strategic attempts to surround India with facilities that can be upgraded to military bases.

Source: Hindustan Times December 29, 2020 16:00 UTC