Editorial: India Ups the Ante Along Chinese Border

SU-30 MKI (Wiki Info)

By Rajeev Sharma

India has recently reactivated its Panagarh air base in West Bengal which was developed by the Americans during World War II to fly aircraft into China. This is a bold China-specific military move by India, indicating that the Delhi government, feeling boxed in by China’s upgrades to its military infrastructure, is being forced to take counter measures.

New reports this week suggest that India will now deploy half a dozen mid-air refueling tanker aircraft at the Panagarh to boost the strike range of Indian Air Force fighter planes like SU-30 MKIs, which are already deployed along the Chinese border.

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