{"id":3440,"date":"2018-04-28T21:36:46","date_gmt":"2018-04-28T21:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/?p=3440"},"modified":"2018-04-28T21:36:46","modified_gmt":"2018-04-28T21:36:46","slug":"iaf-chief-china-deploying-fighters-in-tibet-pakistan-backing-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/2018\/04\/28\/iaf-chief-china-deploying-fighters-in-tibet-pakistan-backing-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"IAF CHIEF: CHINA DEPLOYING FIGHTERS IN TIBET, PAKISTAN BACKING ATTACKS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/J-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3441\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/J-10-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/J-10-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/J-10-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/J-10-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/J-10-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/J-10-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/J-10-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2018\/04\/J-10.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: Hindustan Times<\/p>\n<p>By Rahul Singh<\/p>\n<p>Indian Air Force chief BS Dhanoa on Thursday drew attention to a \u201csignificant increase\u201d in deployment of Chinese fighter jets in Tibet and warned against Pakistan backing more terror attacks on Indian military bases, in a frank assessment of the People\u2019s Liberation Army Air Force\u2019s \u201ccapabilities\u201d and the Pakistan \u201cscenario and strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa also disapproved of the concept of theatre commands saying it would require creation of more assets, at a time the utility of such integrated commands is being discussed by the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe deployment of Sukhoi-27 and J-10 fleets (in Tibet) for continuous operations during winter months affords them a credible year round capability,\u201d Dhanoa said during a talk on the Role of IAF in the Changing Security Environment.<\/p>\n<p>He said the \u201cinherent operational disadvantages\u201d that PLAAF faced in Tibet included altitude, low temperatures and lack of basic infrastructure to protect aircraft on ground.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at: https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/china-deploying-fighters-in-tibet-pakistan-backing-attacks-says-iaf-chief\/story-Rlt1c3XH5c7SupGgfeY0OI.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Hindustan Times By Rahul Singh Indian Air Force chief BS Dhanoa on Thursday drew attention to a \u201csignificant increase\u201d in deployment of Chinese fighter jets in Tibet and warned against Pakistan backing more terror attacks on Indian military bases, in a frank assessment of the People\u2019s Liberation Army Air Force\u2019s \u201ccapabilities\u201d and the Pakistan&hellip; 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