Also with ceasefire holding along the Line of Control (LoC), both India and Pakistan are using the peace to upgrade their defences on the border, officials said. To cover forward bases, we are getting bigger jammers, including from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and an Indian company in Hyderabad,” one official said. “We are working to expand the range of our jammers while also importing additional ones.”Stating that several measures were being put in place, officials said. Restoration work on the existing border fence, called the Anti-Infiltration Obstacle System (AIOS), is under way, the second official explained. But there has been no overt support by Pakistan Army to the terrorists, the official said.

Source: The Hindu July 23, 2021 15:11 UTC