India focuses on infra buildup along LAC with new Nyoma airbase
The Tribune Editorial: China is reportedly building a helicopter facility north of the LAC in Zanda County, a stronghold of the People’s Liberation Army
INDIA continues to scale up infrastructure along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) despite the recent thaw in ties with China. The strategically important Mudh-Nyoma airbase in Ladakh was fully operationalised on Wednesday, two years after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid its foundation stone. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, landed at the spot on board a C-130J transport aircraft; notably, it was a low-key affair. Located just 25-30 km from the LAC, the airbase is expected to boost the combat readiness of the armed forces as it can now be used by fighter jets, helicopters and transport planes. This has been a critical requirement in view of China’s all-out expansion of airfields along the LAC since 2020, the year in which a protracted border standoff had begun.
