The armies of the world’s two most populous nations are locked in a tense face-off high in the Himalayas, which has the potential to escalate as they seek to further their strategic goals. The Indian Army and the Chinese military are moving heavy equipment and weaponry including artillery and combat vehicles to their rear bases close to the disputed areas in eastern Ladakh. Construction activity in Ngari Gunsa Airbase (Source : https://www.defenseworld.net/news/27068/Massive_Construction_Activity_near_Sino_Indian_Border__Chinese_Jets_Seen#.Xt3JNDozbIV) Satellite images show massive construction activity including the addition of a second taxi-track to position helicopters or combat aircraft, at a high altitude Chinese airbase Ngari Gunsa which is located just 200 kilometres away from the Pangong Lake. Close up of taxi track (Source : https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/china-starts-construction-activities-near-pangong-lake-amid-border-tensions-with-india/story/405114.
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