The Indian Air Force has been on high alert across Northern and Western borders with Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria personally visiting the forward location bases in Leh and Srinagar to see the preparedness on the ground.
As per reports all fighter aircraft are put on high operational alert along the borders.
Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria visited Leh and Srinagar air bases on July 17, two days after 20 Indian soldiers were killed in violent clashes with the Chinese troopers in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh region.
He went for a two-day visit to the forward bases and returned on Friday.
The force has moved its fighter plans across the forward locations and has directed all its men to remain on high alert.
Even Indian Navy has been put on high alert amid the ongoing tension between India and China.
On Thursday, 10 Indian Army personnel, including four officers, were reportedly released from the captivity of the People’s Liberation Army.
The Indian Army personnel were released after hectic negotiations with the PLA for three consecutive days.
Indian Army said on Thursday that there were no soldiers “missing in action” following the violent clash with the PLA rroops on Monday night. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) also said that no Indian army personnel were missing.
The statement was made after 10 Indian soldiers, who were held in captivity from Monday night onwards, were released.
It is, however, not clear what led to Indians being taken into captivity by the PLA.
The clash on Monday night occurred on the south bank of Galwan river in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.
Those were the first casualties faced by the Indian Army in a clash with the PLA since 1975 when an Indian patrol was ambushed by Chinese troops in Arunachal Pradesh.
Sources said Indian Army troopers were outnumbered by 1:5 ratio when they came under attack at patrolling point 14 along the Line of Actual Control.