New Delhi: India will deploy the Russian-made S-400 missile system at the China border by early 2022 as the challenges are consistently created by China at the border. India is ready to counter China’s all anti-India activity at the border as The PLA (Chinese Army) is not ready to clear the issue they have created with India at the border.
The unnecessary and illogical land border disputes of Chinese soldiers with the Indian soldiers are clearly showing the dragon’s agenda towards India.
With the induction of at least two regiments of S-400 air defense systems on north and east borders of India beginning 2022, the Modi government will finally balance the tactical disadvantage faced by the military after PLA’s surprise in May 2020 transgressions on 1,597-km Ladakh Line of Control (LAC).
It is only due to personal equation with PM Modi, that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to come to New Delhi on December 6. The only other time President Putin stepped out of Russia this year was to meet US President Joe Biden at Geneva on June 16.
According to diplomats based in Moscow, the advanced elements of S-400 systems have already started arriving in India with deep penetration radars of the two systems in place next month. The two S-400 systems will be operational by early 2022 to match the Chinese deployment of the same Russian system across the Ladakh and Arunachal LAC. Two Indian military teams, trained in Russia, are ready to operate the S-400 system, which has a reach of nearly 400 km into enemy territory.
That India has been able to get two S-400 complexes in a short time is due to a very close relationship between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
With the induction of S-400 systems on Indian soil, the Modi government has a reply to Chinese missiles and air force in case of a worst-case scenario. As one system will be deployed in the north, it will take care of two fronts in Ladakh as the deep penetration radars of S-400 will be able to pick up any fighter or missile targeting India.
(_Vinayak)