Chinese Troops Will Have To Retreat Without Altering Status Quo
Chinese troops will have to retreat without altering the status quo of the LAC: India tells China.
In commander-level talks to resolve the ongoing military deadlock over the LAC in eastern Ladakh, India once again made clear to China that it would have to find a way to repel the troops without altering the status quo of the LAC.
Chinese troops will have to retreat. This eighth round of Commander-level talks on Friday was very important for both India and China in order to repel the troops deployed in the inaccessible areas of LAC.
The two countries will issue their statements only after making a mutual understanding of the issues agreed upon in this dialogue.
However, Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat blamed the incitement and the encroachment of China on the LAC, saying that the situation in the LAC was sustained.
At the same time, after this adventurism, the Chinese army has to face the unexpected and strong response of the Indian Army. General Rawat also made it clear that no change in LAC is acceptable to India.
The eighth round of commander-level talks on the issue of the removal of troops from inaccessible areas is considered important after the India-China Foreign Ministers agreed to resolve the LAC deadlock in the Moscow meeting.
The cold weather has started and snowfall will also begin in the next few days on these inaccessible fronts of LAC. In such a situation, maintaining the deployment of troops here is a big challenge for both countries.
The long commander-level talks in India’s Chushul sector in eastern Ladakh began at half past nine in the morning with the Indian contingent being led by Lieutenant General PGK Menon, the new commander of the 14th Corps of the Army.
Representatives of the foreign ministries of both countries also participated in it. In the sixth round of commander talks where the two countries agreed not to send any more troops to the LAC.
At the same time, in the seventh round of talks, no solution was found for the withdrawal of the soldiers, but the diplomatic dialogue was agreed to be maintained.
In the talks, India has repeatedly made it clear that it is up to China to end the military tussle and for this, the dignity of LAC needs to be respected from both sides.
India is firm on the stand that China should withdraw its troops to the position before May. Whereas China says that India should first withdraw its troops stationed on the peaks of the southern part of Pangong Lake.
On the eighth round of commander talks, Foreign Ministry spokesman Anurag Shrivastava said, “We are constantly in talks with China for the complete withdrawal of troops from the entire LAC.”
According to the instructions of the leaders of the two countries, the dialogue will continue in the future to maintain peace on LAC.
India’s stern stance on the LAC deadlock was also expressed by CDS General Rawat during a webinar at the National Defense College on Friday. Rawat said that China is facing the challenge of India’s unexpected and strong answers to its audacity.
At present, the situation on LAC still remains tense. In such a situation, the possibility of the current conflict turning into a big conflict cannot be denied.
India has responded favorably to the antics of the Chinese army in eastern Ladakh and no change on the LAC is acceptable to us.
On India’s security challenges, General Rawat referred to the ever-increasing nexus between China and Pakistan. Chinese troops will have to retreat.
General Rawat said that the nexus of nuclear-rich neighboring countries is not only a challenge to the strategic stability of the Indian subcontinent but also a threat to India’s geographical integrity.
Emphasizing military self-reliance, General Rawat said that as India’s stature grows, our security challenges will increase in the same proportion.
That is why we should get out of the danger of sanctions or dependence on other countries for our military needs. This would require increased investment in long-term military resource-building capacity.
