As PLA of China shows no signs of pulling back from friction points in Ladakh at the LAC, the Indian army is preparing for a long haul keeping in mind winter deployment and logistics. The build-up of large troops mobilisation continues. In fact,the Indian Army has already started to plan for the winter deployment. The strength is around 45,000 to 50,000 soldiers and arrangements need to be made to sustain them even in peak winter conditions when temperatures can drop to minus 25 degrees and below.