India Boosts War-Fighting Capabilities As It Pivots Toward 'Chinese Threat' At Border

With the Indian Army rapidly enhancing its defense capabilities along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), India appears to be preparing itself for the long haul as tensions with China continue over the border dispute.

The India-China conflict along the LAC — a 2,100-mile-long de facto border that separates northern India from China — has led to both sides bolstering their military capabilities, especially after the 2020 Galwan Valley incident soured their bilateral relations.

New Delhi and the Indian Army's "pivot of the military towards the Chinese threat has made for a very robust and aggressive defense posture," Brig. Deepak Sinha (Retd.), a second-generation paratrooper and author of "Beyond the Bayonet: Indian Special Operations Forces in the 21st Century," told International Business Times.