On Monday night, the Indian Air Force conducted night operations at a forward airbase near India-China border amid heightened tensions between the two countries.
The images and videos shared by news agency ANI show Apache attack helicopters, Mig-29 fighter aircrafts and Chinook heavy lift helicopter conducting night operations at a forward base near the Line of Actual Control.
"Night operations have inherent element of surprise. IAF is fully trained & ready to undertake entire spectrum of ops in any environment with help of modern platforms & motivated personnel," Group Captain A Rathi, senior fighter pilot at a Forward Air Base near India-China border told news agency ANI.
In the first signs of tensions easing, the Chinese military on Monday began a limited pull-back from a number of friction points in eastern Ladakh, a day after NSA Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed on completing the ongoing disengagement process along the LAC.
India and China have agreed that it was necessary to ensure at the earliest the complete disengagement of the troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and de-escalation from India-China border areas for full restoration of peace and tranquillity.
The Special Representatives of India and China on the Boundary Question--National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi--- had a 'frank and in-depth exchange' telephone conversation on Sunday during which they agreed that both sides should complete the ongoing disengagement process along the LAC expeditiously, according to a statement by Ministry of External Affairs released on Monday.
(Inputs from Agencies)
