Our country is gradually building powerful military capabilities in tune with its expanding geopolitical interests, which are no longer limited to the swathe stretching from the Persian Gulf to Malacca Strait, even as the eastern and western fronts are being strengthened to deter the twin Pakistan-China threat. After the over Rs 3,00,000 crore plan to build a potent three-dimensional Indian Navy for the future. Now IAF turn on this Monday to assert it was on the path to transform into a true aerospace power with the capability to rapidly deploy and operate around the globe. As for the two-front challenge, apart from progressively basing Sukhoi-30MKI fighters and missile squadrons in the two theatres, the plan also includes upgrading the Nyoma advanced landing ground in eastern Ladakh, located 23km from the LAC with China at an altitude of 13,300 feet. "We want a 12,000-feet runway capable of handling fighters as well as transport aircraft at Nyoma. It will give us both defen...
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