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In first talks after Tawang, India & China agree on stability along LAC in Ladakh
Less than two weeks after Indian and Chinese troops clashed in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh on December 9, military commanders from the two sides held a fresh round of high-level talks on December 20 to try and resolve the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh.A joint statement issued Thursday said the talks were “frank and in-depth” and “in line with the guidance provided by the leaders of the two countries to work for the resolution of the remaining issues at the earliest”.
“In the interim, the two sides agreed to maintain the security and stability on the ground in the Western sector,” it stated, referring to the eastern Ladakh region.
In September, Indian and Chinese troops disengaged in the Gogra-Hot Spring area, the last of the acknowledged “friction points” that were discussed over 16 rounds of Corps Commander level talks that began in June 2020, after Chinese incursions at several points weeks earlier.
Tensions in Ladakh continue over the presence of Chinese troops in Depsang, intrusions in Demchok and the rapid Chinese infrastructure build-up, including two bridges over Pangong Tso that will reduce Chinese mobilisation time on the lake’s southern bank.
Stating that the 17th round of India-China Corps Commander level meeting was held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side on December 20, Arindam Bagchi, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, said the two sides exchanged views on the resolution of the relevant issues along the LAC in the Western sector in an “open and constructive manner”.
“They had a frank and in-depth discussion, keeping in line with the guidance provided by the state leaders to work for the resolution of the remaining issues at the earliest which would help in restoration of peace and tranquillity along the LAC in the Western sector and enable progress in bilateral relations,” the statement said.
“The two sides agreed to stay in close contact and maintain dialogue through military and diplomatic channels and work out a mutually acceptable resolution of the remaining issues at the earliest,” it said.
“Building on the progress made after the last meeting on 17th July 2022, the two sides exchanged views on the resolution of the relevant issues along the LAC in the Western Sector in an open and constructive manner,” it said.
Indian and Chinese troops clashed in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector in the early hours of December 9, assaulting each other with sticks and canes in their closest encounter since the deadly Galwan incident in eastern Ladakh in June 2020.
Asked whether the incident in Arunachal Pradesh was raised, the MEA spokesperson did not give a direct response.
“We can all speculate but since I don’t have a confirmation, I am not going to be able to confirm that. We did talk about, to be honest, about the Western sector. So if it has not been raised, I wouldn’t be surprised. Let me not make a comment either.”
He said, “We have been emphasising that our soldiers will stand firm to guard our frontiers. So I don’t want to say anything beyond that.”
In first talks after Tawang, India & China agree on stability along LAC in Ladakh
A joint statement issued Thursday said the talks were “frank and in-depth” and “in line with the guidance provided by the leaders of the two countries to work for the resolution of the remaining issues at the earliest”.
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India’s strategic paralysis with China must end. It is time to call out Xi’s border bluff
By Chinese design or by default, our strategy has now been reduced to tactical engagements by the militaries.
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More or less agree with the latter 2 sections of the article with partial agreement to the first section but Lt Gen Panag's hardly a non partisan commentator . Even his recommendations have a somewhat ulterior motive behind it , if for nothing else , than to corner the government .
It's not for nothing that the Chandigarh lobby has come to have acquired an insidious & unsavory reputation among defence watchers. Basically with him , it's damned if you do & damned if you don't .
India’s strategic paralysis with China must end. It is time to call out Xi’s border bluff
By Chinese design or by default, our strategy has now been reduced to tactical engagements by the militaries.
More or less agree with the latter 2 sections of the article with partial agreement to the first section but Lt Gen Panag's hardly a non partisan commentator . Even his recommendations have a somewhat ulterior motive behind it , if for nothing else , than to corner the government .
It's not for nothing that the Chandigarh lobby has come to have acquired an insidious & unsavory reputation among defence watchers. Basically with him , it's damned if you do & damned if you don't .
Chinese are Cowards
They cannot handle Barbed Wire Rods and Clubs
They run away when outnumbered
If they are so confident of their Artillery, Let them open fire
When the First 155 MM shell falls on their Camps they will crap their Pants
looks like he completely missed the second part where chinese return back in more numbers.
(Ladakh)
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(...) "At present, there are 65 PPs starting from Karakoram Pass to Chumur which are to be patrolled regularly by ISF (Indian Security Forces). Out of these 65 PPs, our presence is lost in 26 PPs (i.e. PPs No. 5-17, 24-32, 37, 51, 52, 62) due to restriction or no patrolling by ISF. Later, China forces us to accept the fact that, as these areas have not seen the presence of ISF or civilians for a long time, the Chinese were present in these areas. This leads to a shift of the ISF-controlled border to the Indian side and a buffer zone is created in all these pockets, which eventually leads to India losing control of these areas. This tactic of the PLA to grab land inch by inch is known as Salami Slicing."(...)
Defense Ministry sources deny report.
India has lost access to 26 out of 65 Patrolling Points in eastern Ladakh, says research paper
Indian Army’s play safe approach is creating buffer zones and restricting the movement of graziers along the China border, says paper submitted at annual police meet
Defense Ministry sources deny report.
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YThose 26 patrolling points are now being Patrolled by Indian Army. It is clearly written in this very report but it has been titled in such a manner to create confusion and controversy. Ealier all these points used to patrolled by ITBP.(Ladakh)
(...) "At present, there are 65 PPs starting from Karakoram Pass to Chumur which are to be patrolled regularly by ISF (Indian Security Forces). Out of these 65 PPs, our presence is lost in 26 PPs (i.e. PPs No. 5-17, 24-32, 37, 51, 52, 62) due to restriction or no patrolling by ISF. Later, China forces us to accept the fact that, as these areas have not seen the presence of ISF or civilians for a long time, the Chinese were present in these areas. This leads to a shift of the ISF-controlled border to the Indian side and a buffer zone is created in all these pockets, which eventually leads to India losing control of these areas. This tactic of the PLA to grab land inch by inch is known as Salami Slicing."(...)India has lost access to 26 out of 65 Patrolling Points in eastern Ladakh, says research paper
Indian Army’s play safe approach is creating buffer zones and restricting the movement of graziers along the China border, says paper submitted at annual police meet
Defense Ministry sources deny report.
(Ladakh)
(...) "At present, there are 65 PPs starting from Karakoram Pass to Chumur which are to be patrolled regularly by ISF (Indian Security Forces). Out of these 65 PPs, our presence is lost in 26 PPs (i.e. PPs No. 5-17, 24-32, 37, 51, 52, 62) due to restriction or no patrolling by ISF. Later, China forces us to accept the fact that, as these areas have not seen the presence of ISF or civilians for a long time, the Chinese were present in these areas. This leads to a shift of the ISF-controlled border to the Indian side and a buffer zone is created in all these pockets, which eventually leads to India losing control of these areas. This tactic of the PLA to grab land inch by inch is known as Salami Slicing."(...)India has lost access to 26 out of 65 Patrolling Points in eastern Ladakh, says research paper
Indian Army’s play safe approach is creating buffer zones and restricting the movement of graziers along the China border, says paper submitted at annual police meet
Defense Ministry sources deny report.
It was temporarily stopped.
Keep an eye out for a lot of negative news about India in Western or West-sponsored reports via lobbies from here on, primarily because of our stance on Russia. The recent hitjobs on Modi and Adani are already proof of that.
too many hit jobs ,there is a concerted arm twisting taking place. I suppose we need to cut down some oil exports to europe & US and increase oil price there.
Problem is more defensive we become more they keep throwing at us. They have the attitude we can do anything and get away with it, need to break that. Its high time Indian companies entered russian consumer market in a big way. Our neutral stance is only getting us -ve returns in the long run. These thugs not only import oil from us but also have gal to keep abusing us.
There's not much we can do about it actually. This is the reason I said the Ukraine war should have happened 5 years later. A second Trump victory would have bought us 6 years at the minimum. We could have become economically and militarily far more self-sufficient by then, even with respect to China.
Now we gotta weather the storm for a decade.
It's not big deal though, we have dealt with even worse during the Cold War. At least now we have options. What works in our favour is the US and UK will become really busy having to deal with China in the near future.
At least all the people drinking American Kool-Aid are gonna wake up.
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