India's air force chief made the inaugural landing of a military transport aircraft at a new airbase capable of fighter jet operations close to the disputed Himalayan border with China, a defence official said on Thursday. The Indian Air Force and the defence ministry did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The new airbase, the region's third such key station, is just 30km (19 miles) from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China. Mistrust persists between China and India despite the thaw, Indian analysts and officials say, with the Indian Army chief pointing this year to continued heightened troop presence and infrastructure build-up on the border by both sides. India and China share a poorly demarcated border that stretches 3,800km (2,400 miles) and has been disputed since the 1950s.

Source: bd News24 November 13, 2025 09:13 UTC