India-China standoff- How Indian Army is preparing to take on China's PLA in Ladakh's snow clad mountains

An Indian army soldier stands on a snow covered road after snowfall near Zojila mountain pass that connects Srinagar to the union territory of Ladakh, bordering China.

Workers from Border Roads Organisation (BRO) clear a snow covered road at Sonamarg that connects Srinagar to the union territory of Ladakh, bordering China.

Workers from Border Roads Organisation (BRO) clear a snow covered road at Sonamarg that connects Srinagar to the union territory of Ladakh, bordering China.

Workers from Border Roads Organisation (BRO) stand after snowfall near Zojila mountain pass that connects Srinagar to the union territory of Ladakh, bordering China.

Workers from Border Roads Organisation (BRO) use a machine to clear a snow covered road near Zojila mountain pass that connects Srinagar to the union territory of Ladakh, bordering China.

Workers from Border Roads Organisation (BRO) clear a snow covered bridge at Sonamarg that connects Srinagar to the union territory of Ladakh, bordering China.

Workers from Border Roads Organisation (BRO) clear a snow covered road at Sonamarg that connects Srinagar to the union territory of Ladakh, bordering China.

The Indian celebrates January 15 as Army Day as it was this day in 1949 when late Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa took over as the first commander-in-chief of the Indian Army from British General Francis Butcher in 1949.