By: Anurakti Sharma
Since conducting several incursions into eastern Ladakh in April-May 2020, the People's Liberation Army has maintained a forward deployed force of about 50,000 soldiers and heavy equipment. Along with a "high degree" of operational readiness, the Indian Army has a "strong" presence in all three sectors of the 3,488-kilometer-long LAC, which runs from eastern Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh.