To counter China,India deploys Akash missiles in northeast

India is deploying Akash surface-to-air missile (SAM) squadrons in the northeast to provide a deterrent to Chinese jets and drones in the wake of the transgressions and incursions by the People's Liberation Army along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh.The IAF has already deployed the Su-30MKIs at several of its bases in the eastern and the western regions of the country along the porous borders. The bases include Tezpur and Chabua in Assam along the borders with China, Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh and Jodhpur in Rajasthan along with its major home base Pune in Maharashtra.