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The Indian Air Force's Leh base, the challenge from the China and Pakistan two-front threat, protecting India's borders from Chinese aggression and preserving Tibet's Buddhism from Chinese repression is the subject of this documentary. In 'The Himalayan Frontier' Part VII here's a look at Shakti & Shanti (Power & Peace) in Ladakh. We record a day in the life of the Indian Air Force's Air Warriors at the Air Force Station (AFS), Leh in Ladakh which is at the frontline of dealing with the China and Pakistan two-front threat. Continuing our series, a StratNews Global team of Amitabh P. Revi, Rohit Pandita and Karan Marwaha document the IAF Mig-29, Sukhoi-MKI and Rafale fighter jets, the C-17 Globemaster, Il-76 and An-32 transport aircraft and the Cheetals of the 'Siachen Pioneers' 114 Helicopter Unit in their operations at, to and from the Indian Air Force's AFS, Leh. India has ramped up its military posture along the Northern borders after the deadly 2020 Galwan clashes with China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) forces. And the Indian Air Force's AFS Leh plays a significant role.
'The Himalayan Frontier' Part VII
In this episode, we film the Indian Air Force's Mig-29, Su-MKI and Rafale fighter jets, the C-17, Il-76 and An-32 transport aircraft, the IAF and Indian Army Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv & Rudra and sorties conducted by the Cheetal helicopters, speak to the Air Officer Commanding (AOC), the Commanding Officer (CO) of the 114 Helicopter Unit (HU), Mig-29 and Cheetal pilots and the Engineering Officer, 114 HU to document the Indian Air Force's operations in the northern Himalayan frontier along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China in Eastern and Southern Ladakh and China-occupied Tibet, and in the Siachen Glacier as well as along the Line of Control (LoC) and the Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) with Pakistan. We also visit the Thiksey Gompa or Monastery modelled on the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. Priceless Buddhist religious literature, documents, and thangkas at the Gompa have been smuggled out of Tibet to preserve them from Chinese repression.
00:00 - The Himalayan Frontier
01:00 - Indian Air Force: The China challenge in Ladakh
03:51 - Air Force Station - Leh's dual role
04:33 - A visit to Thiksay Monastery
10:15 - A visit to Shanti Stupa
11:44 - Indian Air Force: China & Pakistan Challenge
15:31 - French Rafales
15:50 - Use of Indigenously developed technology Rohini radar & Akash SAMs
17:15 - IAF's 114 Helicopter Unit, aka Siachen Pioneers
22:15 - Sukhois & Mig-29s - Landings & overshoot practice runs
23:07 - Women & men behind 114 Helicopter Unit’s machines
24:03 - Foreign Object Removal (FOR) parade
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[@sureshrao2695]

What phookat defence are they talking about with just 36 Rafaels ???? After 2016 it is now 8 years and not a single Radael is on the cards. What is the real reason for this procastrination which is so uncharacteristic of this Government?????

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Don t forget 1962😂

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[@user-hc9oi2fc1m]

@@sureshrao2695 In 1962 China was not as powerful as India, now China can fight ten India! India's GDP per head is worse than that of Bangladesh. Poor and dirty India, that wind of 5 billion can not come out, do not brag here

[@anjanghosh52]

Being an Indian, I am wholeheartedly proud of our brave Indian army.❤🙏

[@adolft_official]

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来自中国的问候，如果你们要挑衅中国，中国军队将轻而易举的击溃印度军队，就像1962年的历史重演一样

[@srinivasrao369]

I am from a Martyred family My Uncle Lt GVP Rao got the MVC in the 1962 sino India conflict at NEFA He was just 21 yrs old just passed and commissioned from IMA 4 Grenadiers

[@MrPoornakumar]

@srinivasrao369 I had been to NEFA then (now Arunachala Pradesh), at Chaku that was the last point the PLA had come upto. In the thick forest around there were many tomb stones erected for our fallen soldiers (Shaheed). Most of them or may be all were from Madras regiment. I salute to your Uncle Lt GVP Rao.

[@user-hc9oi2fc1m]

​@@MrPoornakumarSalute for what, salute for their escape and surrender

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Feeling proud..!!!🤩🤩 Love from Arunachal Pradesh 🙏💕💕

[@user-hc9oi2fc1m]

It is absurd that a group of pagans, people persecuted by extreme Hindu nationalism, should support India

[@bullsdrinkbeers7529]

Probably the best ever footage of the Indian Air Force! brilliant photography!!!

[@amitabhrevi]

kind words @bullsdrinkbeers7529 🙏🏾

[@rajkrish9347]

Superb documentary. Diplomacy is about having both US and Russian heavy lifyers. Modi is Magic.

[@shermanpeabody6102]

India paid $ 400 Million for 1 C-17.. It was $ 100 million above regular production run of $ 300 Million per plane. Instead of getting a discount, India had to paid a premium of $ 100 Million

[@shilparadhakrishna7475]

"We make the difficult routine, the impossible might take a bit longer." Goosebumps that gave me.

[@tseley_official]

Thanks you for beautiful video ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤love you India’s army

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[@amitabhrevi]

@abhay292 thanks a ton for all the kind words. made my day! and believe me it’s been a very, very long one. now will let you unpause and watch the whole episode!!

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[@abhay292]

Love the storytelling too - you covered a Buddhist monastery, which was technically not needed considering the topic, but as a fellow writer, and storyteller myself, i can read between your lines and your brilliance of showcasing the border story@@amitabhrevi. I think Nitin sir is based out of Pune, but If you are based out of Pune too, I would love to meet you in-person. Pls do let me know how can i reach you. :)

[@amitabhrevi]

thanks@@abhay292 appreciate it. we're based in delhi, though @nitinagokhale keeps travelling to pune

[@karanbhoir2441]

Jai hind

[@sunnymitra6372]

Ladakh is Truly Heavenly 😊

[@amitabhrevi]

you are right @sunnymitra6372

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[@amitabhrevi]

appreciate it @Wul-Lop on behalf of the @stratnewsglobal team

[@shreyanshmishra6348]

Kudos to IAF :-"Touch the sky with glory" Jai Hind 🇮🇳

[@ManelvisSoares]

this is all very dangerous...prakash patel went from making tinn cans to flying super sonic...make sure you carry lots of oxygen

[@harathidanda5762]

Touch the sky with glory IAF 🇮🇳❤💫✨

[@SaagharWrites]

Love you IAF❤ From the land high passes (Ladakh)❤

[@jovianjollity5244]

Thanks to SNG, Amitabh Revi and the camera crew, for this amazing presentation of the Leh airfield set in mountainous landscape, and the overview of Air Force operations handled there. But this airfield is well more than just a military base, as this video shows. The visit to the Tibetan Buddhist monastery painted in red, yellow and white and its library of scrolls and 'tangkhas,' as well as the stupa were also fascinating and unique. The life-size cut-out of His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, inside the monastery attests to its significance as a hub of Tibetan Buddhist culture. Wonderful to meet some crew members of the choppers that are the lifeline for troops deployed in the Siachen glacier and its environs! The azure skies, as well as the opening and closing shots of the sliver-moon in the twilight, with the silhouette of a flying crane, and then an airborne chopper, against this backdrop, certainly added an artistic touch to the video!

[@amitabhrevi]

thanks @jovianjollity5244 for taking the time out to watch and for your detailed response. very heartening for the whole @stratnewsglobal team

[@debaldas3703]

Glimpse of Leh - Ladakh always ignite the spiritual part of life. Expecting HAL LUH will be deployed in this area in coming years. Kudos to StatNewsGlobal team for this great episode. Jai Hind.

[@amitabhrevi]

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[@ex-muslim-Zafar-Sahil-Adam]

Amazing production quality.

[@amitabhrevi]

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[@EdwinPM-kp1qf]

I liked how Amitabh combined the essence of iaf and the monestry.

[@amitabhrevi]

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[@Shivshakti998]

salute to INDIAN ARMED FORCES. jai bharat. jai hind.

[@XerxesLangrana]

I am a new subscriber and have been watching all episodes of ‘The Himalayan Frontier’. This series is wonderfully made and photographed. It is worthy of an award. I’d like to congratulate the entire team of StratNewsGlobal for bringing us such world class content on defence and strategic affairs. They are an eye opener and a straight-forward and educated insight into a world which is relatively less known to civilians. Looking forward to more such series. Keep up the great work. Jai Hind 🇮🇳❤

[@amitabhrevi]

welcome as a new subscriber @XerxesLangrana and thank you on behalf of the entire team of rohit pandita, karan marwaha and deepankar verma. last but not the least our editor-in-chief @nitinagokhale without whom none of this would have been possible

[@XerxesLangrana]

@@amitabhrevi Thank you, and a special shoutout to you too, Amitabh, for hosting the series. Very well done 👍

[@amitabhrevi]

thanks again@@XerxesLangrana on behalf of the @stratnewsglobal team

[@nainilmaladkar987]

The best coverage

[@amitabhrevi]

thanks on behalf of the @stratnewsglobal team @nainilmaladkar987

[@theom5909]

Amazing coverage!! Once again exceed expectations!! Solute to our bravehearts who serving our great nation with dedication

[@cspaliwal_]

Strat news doing god's work by producing such high quality documentaries

[@amitabhrevi]

@cspaliwal_ thanks on behalf of the @stratnewsglobal team

[@basusri1120]

Our nation owes a deep debt of gratitude to these brave airman and support staff and their families. 🙏

[@naveengosain1966]

Mind blowing coverage 👍

[@amitabhrevi]

👍🏾🙏🏾mind blowing comment @naveengosain1966

[@subhojitchakraborty958]

I've had the opportunity of meeting group captain Jai Kishan Sir, recipient of Tenzing Norgay National Award. Heard a lot of IAF. Salute and Respect !!

[@buddhadevseth7805]

Love from odisha ❤

[@thomashunter5645]

Great photography. I must congratulate the camera crew for the top class photography.

[@amitabhrevi]

🙏🏾@thomashunter5645 on behalf of the team. thanks for watching and taking the time out to comment

[@shashwatshrey9248]

Brave IAF soldiers! Jai Hind 🇮🇳

[@muraliperumbedu5038]

What can I say, such clarity and simplicity in the content. Takes the viewer up close as if we are experiencing in person.Love the background music as well

[@amitabhrevi]

thank you @muraliperumbedu5038 glad we can be your eyes and ears

[@debarpitchandan2026]

This series is something else. Really enjoying it.

[@amitabhrevi]

@debarpitchandan2026 so glad you’re liking this series. do see our other ones

[@jacobjohn4180]

All the best to our armed forces🎉

[@samtel9862]

Absolutely awesome place and very modern air force bases. Like to visit once! Nicely presented and narrated.

[@anupamjain8140]

Top of the line production... kudos to the SNG Team... thrilling and informative. Reminded me of my days flying the good ole Cheetah in Ladakh and Glacier.

[@amitabhrevi]

@anupamjain8140 super to see you comment. am sure it brings back great memories. keep watching. @stratnewsglobal might just reach siachen and doucument more of the ‘good ole cheetal’ and much more 😊

[@Neelam-nu9jl]

Salute to our Real Heroes may God bless them with long healthy life

[@Olive_Chap]

couldn't have asked for more better intro... just amazing guys.. you are awesome

[@amitabhrevi]

👍🏾 @Olive_Chap

[@shivasundar]

Thanks again, Amitabh. Caught it this time as a PREMIERE!

[@amitabhrevi]

thank you @shivasundar for taking the time out to watch this as a premiere!

[@adityapanwar5988]

Thanks for the contribution sir

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Wowww, thank you for this beautiful video 🙏❤️

[@amitabhrevi]

👍🏾 glad you appreciate it @ngawangsersang3827

[@mayanksharma3709]

Love this and Northeast front series , its good that you have not shown much about Rafael Fighters as our adversaries might be also watching your channel Thank you JAI HIND

[@amitabhrevi]

glad you have been watching us @mayanksharma3709 and that you like this and the arunachal series!

[@sanjaydoijad2290]

Hatt's off to the bravery of Indian Airforce Pilots & Personal deployed at Leh & Ladak region along with Eastern region of NE

[@sandeepkumarkhuntia8839]

China believes India is a strategic threat to China's integrity. India has demonstrated it's capability by deploying Tibetan armed unit during galwan clash and occupying kailash range.

[@nileshk4582]

Big Salute to our Armed Forces

[@gurmohansingh1868]

One of the rare videos where the military might has been presented with a tasteful mix of the local culture. The aircrafts, the interviews, the music blended with the shoots, the commentary and some breathtaking views make this a great video to watch. Very well covered and presented. And ofcourse, Kudos to our Brave warriors setting such high standards.

[@amitabhrevi]

thanks for the feedback @gurmohansingh1868 appreciate it

[@alexmcaruthur6966]

It was really nice to see the monastery and talk with the monks really beautiful land, and we got a chance to get upclose with a mig-29 UPG, absolutely amazing photography and direction thank you team !

[@amitabhrevi]

thank you @alexmcaruthur6996 for your feedback

[@eartherian]

People need to see these kind of videos.

[@bhara1008]

Wow...., keep it up👍🙏🙏

[@sadanandshivagunde6164]

Wonderful video. Salute the IAF and the brave Officers / Personnel. Lovely scenes of the monastery. Thank you. Jai Bharat 🙏

[@amitabhrevi]

glad you liked this episode @sadanandshivagunde6164

[@amitabhrevi]

appreciate it @sadanandshivagunde6164

[@mahalakshmichandrasekar7130]

Best wishes to our Indian Air force

[@asarkar6486]

This article was awesome..! Keep up the good job..! ❤

[@amitabhrevi]

you mean this video @asarkar6486 ? thanks for the motivation.

[@user-wg6mv4df6k]

Very informative and scholarly post on IAF in Ladakh. Thanks for sharing,

[@user-wg6mv4df6k]

DBO ALG should also be upgraded to a full fledged airfield.

[@amitabhrevi]

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[@inventorpranjal]

Not here for a travel vlog, but strategic insights and the status, challenges, and responses of our armed forces.

[@amitabhrevi]

nobody is handcuffing you to @stratnewsglobal @inventorpranjal . watch us if you like. don’t watch if you don’t. simple. but appreciate you taking the time to comment

[@user-xs6ei2cv7t]

❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉😢 Jai hind jai bharat jai Ladakh Jullay Ladakh gal gur chek ❤❤ Indian army zindabad. Live long Indian army ❤❤❤❤❤❤ jullay

[@Mazelo554]

The work you are doing is brilliant. Just keep going. One day you will be recognised in your field.

[@amitabhrevi]

@amarjitisrani587 thanks on behalf of the @stratnewsglobal team

[@rajkumarj2545]

Great warriors in great service...we all proud of u

[@rajkumarj2545]

😊

[@MishraPriyanshu03]

A big applaud to @StratNewsGlobal for making this documentary. Keep it up❤

[@amitabhrevi]

thanks @MishraPriyanshu03 ji

[@thecoldassassin]

As a business owner and an Indian I'd be keen to invest in this area if the govt. can come up with an investment strategy for civilians. Just developing army installations will become very costly without developing the tourism potential. Dual use infra development should be the goal

[@vcvlogs8892]

I miss them watching these beautiful jets flying everyday ❤❤❤

[@Nato867]

Wonderful 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@nnbg8000]

Thank you, SNG Team

[@amitabhrevi]

@nnbga8000 thanks on behalf of the @stratnewsglobal team

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Jai Bharat ❤

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Very high quality production, good job StratNewsGlobal. Keep it up

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[@bishnuduttaroy3262]

Jai hind jai Ho Indian Air Force

[@mohan33367.]

Super Documentary. Jai Hind Jai Bharat.

[@amitabhrevi]

👍🏾 @mohan33367 appreciate you watching and taking the time out to comment

[@pinakypogo]

Hat's off... pride & valour of professionalism...

[@amitabhrevi]

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[@shivammanchanda8774]

Cheers❤

[@abhisheknriitm]

Wonderful coverage and narration!!

[@amitabhrevi]

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So many Wallpaper quality shots

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presume that’s a compliment @anirbanchoudhary6568 😀about the quality work @stratnewsglobal is doing 😊

[@avinashkotkar3298]

Sir we want more videos on BRO or a Documentary

[@amitabhrevi]

@avinashkotkar3298 you have seen our BRO docus in this series & from arunachal pradesh?

[@avinashkotkar3298]

@@amitabhrevi Yes sir

[@amitabhrevi]

and you want more BRO documentaries @avinashkotkar3298 ? 7:05

[@avinashkotkar3298]

@@amitabhrevi Yes sir

[@amitabhrevi]

@@avinashkotkar3298 one more crucual connectivity link will come up in our forthcoming episode in this series

[@rahulkapur687]

I hope every Bhartiye realizes, and respects, what these brave and fearless men and women do everyday so that we can enjoy our lives and sleep soundly every night!! Respect 🙏🇮🇳

[@valourboy4u]

Jai Hind!

[@abhishekk3841]

Fantastic & Detailed Coverage as always...If you can reduce the volume of music in between the video

[@HarishKumar-ic6wr]

salute my all Bharat Army sir ji jai Bharat Army

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Your work is very important and good ❤

[@amitabhrevi]

😊@Monu__rajpoot77 thank you

[@dasadhish3046]

Jai Hind Jai Bharat ❤️

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Brilliant reporting 👏 Jai Hind 🙏

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[@pramrv]

Fantastic travel and culture docu

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Great documentary, 👍

[@MaTara01]

Just awesome! Loved it!

[@amitabhrevi]

glad again @MaTara01 🙏🏾

[@MaTara01]

@@amitabhrevi keep up the good work!

[@user-wg6mv4df6k]

Jai Hind

[@patmclaughlin107]

Love the blue skies. Perfect for solar power plants.

[@blkuril6728]

Wonderful.

[@MrDrhitesh]

great job

[@sumeetamoriya9607]

Jai Hind 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@shreyanshmishra6348]

We will protect buddhism from Chinese agression. I feel very bad for them 😢.... China illegal captured Tibet , lahasa their capital. But i am happy they are living happily in Ladakh Himachal & Arunachal Pradesh. Jai hind 🇮🇳

[@KMH249]

Jai hind🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@Maheshgodase_27]

Great video!! Keep it up ♥️

[@amitabhrevi]

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[@Starlink502]

India can able understand and maintain both US & Russian technology at the same time is Amazing 🤩

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Nice Video.

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Great 👍

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Nice documentry coverage

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Mera bharat mahaan 🇮🇳

[@ADARSH7MISHRA7]

We want more vdos on iaf fighter pilots 😊

[@amitabhrevi]

patience @ADARSH7MISHRA7 you will get more. keep watching @stratnewsglobal

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Very good news

[@Pu-nishant]

BANGER

[@dibakarworld]

Jai Jawan.💐🫡🫡

[@suyashmishra552]

Wow Just Wow 👏

[@amitabhrevi]

@suyashmishra552 thanks on behalf of the @stratnewsglobal team

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Awesome coverage

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Fantastic video

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Finaly watching something Which I wanted to. See from such a long time..

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🙏🏾 @Krishnendu41353 appreciate you watching & commenting