Click to play videoNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last week warned against a media hype over border tensions with China. National Security Adviser Narayanan said the same.
“There haven’t been any increase (in Chinese incursions) if you take the last few years. And I really find it hard to explain why there has been so much media hype on this question,” Narayanan told CNN-IBN last week.
But India's military leadership wants it known unambiguously that the China threat is real. “We will keep our preparedness levels as high as possible for any contingency,” said Air Marshal N A K Browne, the chief Indian Air Force’s Western Area Command.
Browne, the top Air Force formation commander, on Friday announced plans to beef up defences against China. “The Air Force is keenly examining the option of special type of radars, which we call the mountain radars and we are also looking at Low Level Light Weight Radars (LLLWR). So, there is a definite plan," he said.
Browne believes that border airfields give India more military options against China. India also plans fighter aircraft operations from forward airstrips in Ladakh to take threats head on.
Browne said the Air Force would put in place radars in the next four to five years to make the air defence system along the LAC robust.
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