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And in return for China issuing stapled visas, Manmohan Singh came over some export contracts for China, promised to increase bilateral trade to $100 billion (despite India's already enormous trade deficit to China), and shut down Chushul airfield.
Lets, talk one thing at a time hot shot!!! Regarding Chushul Airfield it became controversial because of Chinese respones, but The IAF has already developed a number of ALGs in the northeast and the Ladakh sector, including Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO), Fuk Che and Nyoma for aircraft operations.Sources said a number of new ALGs would be opened by the IAF in the coming years in these areas and many of them would be upgraded for heavier aircraft operations."Such ALGs will help support our forward area policy.With helipads, say we can support only 200 troops there but with a runway, we can land supplies for over a thousand troops there," a source said.
India decides against reactivating Chushul airfield, IBN Live News