On an average, ITBP conducted 500 patrols per month during the nine-month period. To keep strict vigil, ITBP conducted 4,503 patrols along Indo-China border,” the report said. The corresponding data for other years was not available but the numbers reflect a marked escalation in border patrols since 2017–18, when only 2,083 patrols were recorded over the entire year, around 173 patrols per month. Till 2023, there were at least 26 patrolling points, out of 65 PPs in eastern Ladakh that were not being patrolled by Indian troops since April-May 2020. The ITBP conducts short- and long-range patrols, special missions, and joint patrols to dominate unmanned gaps along the China border.

Source: The Hindu March 25, 2026 17:20 UTC