The news agency Press Trust of India quoted Air Force sources as saying that the Daulatbeg Oldi Base was revived to bolster India's aerial and land reconnaissance capability in the strategic region.
Since 2008, the strategic airlift capability has received a major upgrade in the form of the C-17A Globemaster III, which has quickly become a valuable asset.
The US continues to feel that China is building a military capability that is not necessary to address the purely defensive strategic goals it claims it has.