Indian media have reported, that the country's air forces conducted large-scale exercises in the airspace near the border with China. Indian Air Force aircraft carried out command missions over the Ladakh region, where a few days ago there were clashes between the troops of India and China. Then both sides suffered losses..
Instead of, to move on to de-escalate the situation in the disputed region, both sides continue to take action, which may lead to new problems. So, India accuses the Chinese side of continuing to build new infrastructure off the shores of Lake Pangong. At the same time, Indian aviation appears over the region, trying to make China understand the seriousness of their intentions.
Indian press reports noted, that at the final stage of the Air Force exercises, Su-30MKI fighters were involved. According to some reports, some of them appeared over Ladakh with aircraft-based BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles. There are no official reports on the "demonstration" of BrahMos missiles yet.
Against this background, opposition political forces in India have accused the country's defense minister Rajnat Singh of, that there was a "failure in the organization of patrols and defense in the Galvan valley". The country's Ministry of Defense called on not to politicize defense issues and not try to earn political ratings on a difficult situation near the borders with China.
