Overview
- Indian forces remain heavily deployed in eastern Ladakh for a sixth straight winter despite a largely incident‑free year along the LAC.
- Commanders are shifting some soldiers from select high, snow‑isolated posts to nearby platoon or company locations while holding robust reserves in depth areas.
- Round‑the‑clock monitoring is expanding through a comprehensive surveillance network, extensive drone use, winter helicopter sorties, and limited coordinated patrols when required.
- Geo‑tagging of key features and patrolling points is mostly complete, with local verification planned after winter to aid clearer mapping for future talks.
- In the latest military engagements, India pressed to lift the moratorium on patrolling in specified areas, and the Chinese commander said he needed more time as both sides continue using established mechanisms to manage ground issues.