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hile admitting the movement of troops to the China border in ARunachal Pradesh, the army has however termed it as a routine exercise done before the winter. NETV aired a news item last week on the movement of troops to the China border in Arunachal Pradesh following escalating tension in the border. The news report stated that a platoon of UTBP jawans, divided in two groups were sent from Chirang and Bongaigaon to Arunachal Pradesh for deployment in various posts along the China border. On Sunday, several army trucks were seen at the Guwahati railway station understood to be sent for the forward areas of Arunachal Pradesh. Army has however denied they were deploying extra soldiers in the forward posts. According to them, the troop movement is part of "Operation Alert", a winter exercise that sees soldiers move into inhospitable border areas of Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast ahead of the bitter weather conditions that make the roads impassable due to heavy snowfall. Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu too denied any extra troops movement in the sate. The border deployment comes amid persistent reports of Chinese incursions and Beijing's opposition to the visit of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. China has denied any incursions by its army into India. And Indian officials say the number of border breaches has shown no dramatic increase to warrant undue worries. India has said that the Dalai Lama is free to travel to any part of the country. The Tibetan spiritual leader has lived in India since fleeing his homeland in 1959 after a failed revolt against Communist rule. It is through Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh that the Dalai Lama entered India. India and China fought a border war in 1962, with Chinese troops advancing deep into Arunachal Pradesh and inflicting heavy casualties on poorly armed Indian troops. After 1962, tensions flared again in 1986 with Indian and Chinese forces clashing in Sumdorong Chu valley of Arunachal Pradesh. Chinese troops reportedly built a helipad in the valley leading to the fresh skirmishes.
hile admitting the movement of troops to the China border in ARunachal Pradesh, the army has however termed it as a routine exercise done before the winter. NETV aired a news item last week on the movement of troops to the China border in Arunachal Pradesh following escalating tension in the border. The news report stated that a platoon of UTBP jawans, divided in two groups were sent from Chirang and Bongaigaon to Arunachal Pradesh for deployment in various posts along the China border. On Sunday, several army trucks were seen at the Guwahati railway station understood to be sent for the forward areas of Arunachal Pradesh. Army has however denied they were deploying extra soldiers in the forward posts. According to them, the troop movement is part of "Operation Alert", a winter exercise that sees soldiers move into inhospitable border areas of Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast ahead of the bitter weather conditions that make the roads impassable due to heavy snowfall. Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu too denied any extra troops movement in the sate. The border deployment comes amid persistent reports of Chinese incursions and Beijing's opposition to the visit of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. China has denied any incursions by its army into India. And Indian officials say the number of border breaches has shown no dramatic increase to warrant undue worries. India has said that the Dalai Lama is free to travel to any part of the country. The Tibetan spiritual leader has lived in India since fleeing his homeland in 1959 after a failed revolt against Communist rule. It is through Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh that the Dalai Lama entered India. India and China fought a border war in 1962, with Chinese troops advancing deep into Arunachal Pradesh and inflicting heavy casualties on poorly armed Indian troops. After 1962, tensions flared again in 1986 with Indian and Chinese forces clashing in Sumdorong Chu valley of Arunachal Pradesh. Chinese troops reportedly built a helipad in the valley leading to the fresh skirmishes.
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