tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374735833855861894.post4586178517906756769..comments2022-10-17T07:21:14.421-07:00Comments on Discussion Board: Air mobility options for the defence of the LAC in Ladakh VRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15325973498628657512noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374735833855861894.post-33367908346814788842013-06-05T20:43:14.489-07:002013-06-05T20:43:14.489-07:00Hello,
One think that keeps coming up is a quote ...Hello,<br /><br />One think that keeps coming up is a quote attributed to Gen. Kamaleshwar Davar. <br /><br />I think it goes something like this<br /><br />"If the Chinese were to come up to Saser La, our control over the Siachen Glacier would be seriously compromised since Saser La overlooks that area. SSN provides a protective buffer to the Siachen sector and also provides depth to the northeastern approaches to Leh. It is our land access to Central Asia, along the Old Silk Route through the Karakoram Pass."<br /><br />There is a very obvious problem with this way of thinking and I just can see the former head of the DIA making such a simple mistake. <br /><br />If India can't cross the Saser La and support own forces in SSN, via reinforcements through the Chip Chap valley - how can China march its forces across the same Saser La? If the Saser La is impassable, it is impassable to both India and China. <br /><br />Mind you - I am ignoring the fact that the Chinese line of communication is even longer than India's. <br /><br />A friend of mine recently was quoted in a newspaper - what happened was that a few hours before my friend's "comment" was to appear in the newspaper, a "reporter" called up my friend and asked him to confirm that he is "okay" with the following quote being attributed to him. My friend was taken aback, he was used to giving his own sound bites and not having someone else put their words into his mouth! he stated plainly that he was uncomfortable with this form of "attribution". The next day the quote was published with my friend's name attached in the newspaper. <br />maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11716063979952282764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4374735833855861894.post-10341648004466376012013-05-24T04:21:56.107-07:002013-05-24T04:21:56.107-07:00Here is an old article from IPCS
http://www.ipcs....Here is an old article from IPCS<br /><br />http://www.ipcs.org/article/air-force/daulat-beg-oldi-taking-wing-again-2595.html<br /><br />maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11716063979952282764noreply@blogger.com