*New Delhi: *Amid the border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh, AirChief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said on Monday (October 5) that the Indian AirForce is very “well-positioned” to deal with any threat and very strongdeployments have been made in all relevant areas considering the securityscenario.
ANI quoted him as saying, “It depends on how the talks progress. The talkstowards disengagement, followed by de-escalation, are on. We hope that thetalks will progress along the lines that are expected: IAF Chief RKSBhadauria, when asked ‘how do you see the next 3 months play out in easternLadakh?’
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IAF chief further said, “current progress is slow, what we see is anincrease in an effort to dig-in for winter, in terms of forces on ground,in terms of deployment of air assets in air fields close by.
China will use Skardu (airfield in Gilgit-Baltistan) is an open-endedquestion. But if China needs to take Pakistan’s help to confront us, I havenothing to say. If Skardu gets used by China then it is a collusive threatand we will deal with it accordingly,” IAF Chief added.
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Addressing a press conference ahead of Air Force Day on October 8, IAFchief said Chinese airpower can’t get the better of India’s capabilitiesbut at the same time added that there is no question of underestimating theadversary, adding that the IAF is prepared to deal with a two-front waralong the northern and western borders if such a scenario arises.
When asked about the situation in eastern Ladakh and a possible threat fromChina in the region, Bhadauria said, “Be rest assured that we have deployedstrongly to deal with any contingency,” adding “We have made deployment inall relevant areas; Ladakh is a small part.”
