India, Feb. 14 -- Less than 300 kilometres from the Line of Actual Control with China, India has converted a stretch of highway in Assam into a potential runway for fighter jets, strengthening its operational posture along a sensitive frontier. The newly built Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) on the Dibrugarh-Moran stretch of National Highway 127, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.

Located in Upper Assam, the facility is being viewed as a strategic addition to India's military infrastructure in the Northeast, giving the air force greater flexibility in a region that has seen heightened tensions in recent years.

As reported by HT earlier, the facility is designed to function as an alternative landing option if D...