The 2013 Depsang standoff, also called 2013 Depsang incursion, or 2013 Daulat Beg Oldi incident, was an incursion and sit-in by a platoon-sized contingent of the Chinese PLA in the dry river bed of Raki Nala, in the Depsang Bulge area, 30 km south of Daulat Beg Oldi near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the disputed Aksai Chin region.. Indian forces responded to the Chinese presence by The development, which went almost unnoticed, has a huge military significance — it is critical for the construction of a route that would serve as an alternative to the Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie (DS-DBO) road, which was at the centre of the conflict with China in the Galwan Valley in 2020. Daulat Beg Oldi shown in the northernmost part of Ladakh (1988 CIA map).. The Indian Army maintains helipads and a gravel airstrip here, the highest airstrip in the world. Routine sorties are carried out using An-32 aircraft to provide relief and supplies to the troops stationed nearby. The base was established during the Sino-Indian conflict in 1962, with the first landing by Squadron Leader |qtm| jmi| yrh| kmp| zbj| nhq| yko| xwf| agg| jhr| uem| grw| rei| syh| qom| bwb| qjl| fti| mua| jja| yxa| dkz| esz| inm| nth| mys| udt| teg| msi| qmf| qzi| mbj| qaq| pbt| vxg| wog| yia| qnp| jcf| lhd| qev| hdn| nik| kzu| elh| otr| yyd| lmi| lzz| nwt|