Everyone here is missing the blatantly obvious that is revealed by such a move.
Indian leadership calculations suggest they do not believe any tensions with China will escalate to the level of artillery exchange. Therefore, this airfield is relatively safe since the risk of artillery being used in future conflicts is considered by Indian side to be very low or extremely limited.
This is therefore simply an attempt to mark out where they believe their borders lie i.e. hundreds of kilometers away, where Indian claims are. This is long term strategic planning. They expect no kinetic war with China therefore use this to mark out where they believe their territory ends for posterity. Many decades later, these sorts of significant developments can be used to promote their views on territorial claims and where the borders are.
This move just reveals they do not believe any true underlying tensions are currently anywhere near the levels of 2020 - 2023 and won't become strained to the point of risking the airfield and aircraft on it.
Indian leadership calculations suggest they do not believe any tensions with China will escalate to the level of artillery exchange. Therefore, this airfield is relatively safe since the risk of artillery being used in future conflicts is considered by Indian side to be very low or extremely limited.
This is therefore simply an attempt to mark out where they believe their borders lie i.e. hundreds of kilometers away, where Indian claims are. This is long term strategic planning. They expect no kinetic war with China therefore use this to mark out where they believe their territory ends for posterity. Many decades later, these sorts of significant developments can be used to promote their views on territorial claims and where the borders are.
This move just reveals they do not believe any true underlying tensions are currently anywhere near the levels of 2020 - 2023 and won't become strained to the point of risking the airfield and aircraft on it.