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Most pics are indeed authentic so you are in the minority here questioning them just coz your lads are taking a beating!:Dah As I said in Kargil many of your soldiers did not even have shoes, they are poor people who wear non expensive footwear.

You are humiliated when China is slapping your soldiers and sitting in Ladakh, even Rahul Gandhi and Congress admit this. They beat you up recently in Galwan that even the Indian media admitted in return the Chinese lost four soldiers:maqsood Now we full well know that the Indians are no match for the mighty Chinese then why pretend?

A few Pakistanis here may call me an Indian for praising India over certain things, big deal! Would you believe me if i told you I was Chinese??:lee Once again prove the pics are fake also stop stealing my expressions:yk What video did you show me:narine


Pics are indeed not authentic, China had to put up fake pics up cause their lads are taking a beating!

China was humiliated when 40 odd of their solders were killed. Indians beat them by taking 40 of their soldiers lives as cited by Russian and American sources. They were so humliated by this that they put a fake report out of 4 Chinese soldiers being killed:maqsood Now we full well know that the Chinese are cautious of the Indians, then why pretend ?

OH and again; stop pretending to be Pakistani when you are not :kakmal:maqsood
 
Pics are indeed not authentic, China had to put up fake pics up cause their lads are taking a beating!

China was humiliated when 40 odd of their solders were killed. Indians beat them by taking 40 of their soldiers lives as cited by Russian and American sources. They were so humliated by this that they put a fake report out of 4 Chinese soldiers being killed:maqsood Now we full well know that the Chinese are cautious of the Indians, then why pretend ?

OH and again; stop pretending to be Pakistani when you are not :kakmal:maqsood

What fake pics and video's are you on about?? I saw them hammering your Indian soldiers on video's, they looked very Chinese to me!:ashwin Where are the 40 Chinese soldiers you captured? Show me their video's or pics by the fake Indian media??:qdkcheeky I am waiting...

Are you questioning that China is sitting in Ladakh too whilst Modi quakes in his boots?:))):))) Rahul Gandhi keeps answering questions that your government is unable to answer so they just ignore them. China has got India lacing and shining it's boots nice and clean:wy

You got me! I am an Arab!:moyo2
 
What fake pics and video's are you on about?? I saw them hammering your Indian soldiers on video's, they looked very Chinese to me!:ashwin Where are the 40 Chinese soldiers you captured? Show me their video's or pics by the fake Indian media??:qdkcheeky I am waiting...

Are you questioning that China is sitting in Ladakh too whilst Modi quakes in his boots?:))):))) Rahul Gandhi keeps answering questions that your government is unable to answer so they just ignore them. China has got India lacing and shining it's boots nice and clean:wy

You got me! I am an Arab!:moyo2

Chinese pics have been proven to be fake per the video I posted, The hammering the Chinese received were cited by the Americans and Russians :ashwin.

China has been sitting in Ladakh since your Mahan leader Nehru was running the country and India has not lost anymore land since PM Modi took over :maqsood . You keep talking about Rahul Gandhi, the Pakistanis here keep saying you are Indian, it is pretty easy to see you are NOT Pakistani and you are a Congress supporting Indian, your ongoing reference to Raul Puppu confirms it.


Now Shoo off you go, you ain't not Arab, you aint no Pakistani, you are a Raul Puppu supporting Indian, pretending to be a Pakistani :moyo2:wy
 
Chinese pics have been proven to be fake per the video I posted, The hammering the Chinese received were cited by the Americans and Russians :ashwin.

China has been sitting in Ladakh since your Mahan leader Nehru was running the country and India has not lost anymore land since PM Modi took over :maqsood . You keep talking about Rahul Gandhi, the Pakistanis here keep saying you are Indian, it is pretty easy to see you are NOT Pakistani and you are a Congress supporting Indian, your ongoing reference to Raul Puppu confirms it.


Now Shoo off you go, you ain't not Arab, you aint no Pakistani, you are a Raul Puppu supporting Indian, pretending to be a Pakistani :moyo2:wy

I have not seen anyone mentioning the Chinese being beaten up? What I have seen is Indian soldiers crying like babies over the poor food they receive. I have even seen their general's pelting their behind hard:))

India has lost more land then the size of Delhi since since Jinnah Uncle broke your Bharat mata! China has erected villages on Indian territory and now want Arunachal Pradesh. This according to many Congressmen not the Pak media:maqsood

It is natural for me to refer to Rahul because he is an Indian who agree's with me just like you are a Pakistani in disguise:stokes. So you admit China is sitting in Ladakh, i knew you would see sense. Even the likes of Pravin Sawhney if you know who is is says any Sino-Bharat war will be won by India withing 48 hours!!:))):))):))):)))

I neither care about Congress nor RSS. Only thing that matters to me is China keeps humiliating India:Dah
 
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Would make no difference if Congress was currently governing India you would still be on the receiving end of a mighty beating by the Chinese:ashwin Only thing then would be some Modi or RSS stooge questioning and criticising Rahul Gandhi and Congress:maqsood Just yesterday Manipur separatists killed many Indian soldiers. Indian military is nothing:moha
 
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I have not seen anyone mentioning the Chinese being beaten up? What I have seen is Indian soldiers crying like babies over the poor food they receive. I have even seen their general's pelting their behind hard:))

India has lost more land then the size of Delhi since since Jinnah Uncle broke your Bharat mata! China has erected villages on Indian territory and now want Arunachal Pradesh. This according to many Congressmen not the Pak media:maqsood

It is natural for me to refer to Rahul because he is an Indian who agree's with me just like you are a Pakistani in disguise:stokes. So you admit China is sitting in Ladakh, i knew you would see sense. Even the likes of Pravin Sawhney if you know who is is says any Sino-Bharat war will be won by India withing 48 hours!!:))):))):))):)))

I neither care about Congress nor RSS. Only thing that matters to me is China keeps humiliating India:Dah


I have not seen any proof yet that the Chinese pics shown are authentic, whereas Russians and Americans have also stated China lost more soldiers than India in the tussle. What I have seen is Chinese soldiers crying like babies over having to fight the Indians, view video below:

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:))) :))) :))) :maqsood

Again you talk about Indian Congress and Raul Puppu, from now on you will always be referred to as an INDIAN :stokes, you just butt hurt PM Modi has annihilated your sorry Congress and ITALIAN NRI's. No matter how many times you talk about Jinnah or Pakistan, you will always be an Indian, Pakistanis here say it, now Indians saying it. Puppu supporter :Dah
 
I love Modi coz he is gonna break India so I want him to remain in charge. The late General Hamid Gul foretold that Modi is great for Pak.
 
I have not seen any proof yet that the Chinese pics shown are authentic, whereas Russians and Americans have also stated China lost more soldiers than India in the tussle. What I have seen is Chinese soldiers crying like babies over having to fight the Indians, view video below:

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:))) :))) :))) :maqsood

Again you talk about Indian Congress and Raul Puppu, from now on you will always be referred to as an INDIAN :stokes, you just butt hurt PM Modi has annihilated your sorry Congress and ITALIAN NRI's. No matter how many times you talk about Jinnah or Pakistan, you will always be an Indian, Pakistanis here say it, now Indians saying it. Puppu supporter :Dah

The video you provided could mean anything. I don't see any Indian in the picture at all so you are gonna have to try much harder. I don't care what a few Pakistanis here think at all, what I care about is India being hammered by China no matter what government is in Delhi. Where are the Russian and American media saying Chinese have lost 40 soldiers?:qdkcheeky

As post 2248 says China is now just gonna take more and more off your land. Does not matter if your Pappu or Modi is the PM this can not be stopped.
 
The video you provided could mean anything. I don't see any Indian in the picture at all so you are gonna have to try much harder. I don't care what a few Pakistanis here think at all, what I care about is India being hammered by China no matter what government is in Delhi. Where are the Russian and American media saying Chinese have lost 40 soldiers?:qdkcheeky

As post 2248 says China is now just gonna take more and more off your land. Does not matter if your Pappu or Modi is the PM this can not be stopped.

Yeh, that video was proven to be for something else, not cos the Chinese were fearing the chaddi brigade lol.
 
The video you provided could mean anything. I don't see any Indian in the picture at all so you are gonna have to try much harder. I don't care what a few Pakistanis here think at all, what I care about is India being hammered by China no matter what government is in Delhi. Where are the Russian and American media saying Chinese have lost 40 soldiers?:qdkcheeky

As post 2248 says China is now just gonna take more and more off your land. Does not matter if your Pappu or Modi is the PM this can not be stopped.

Russian source: https://tass.com/world/1254813 :qdkcheeky

American source: https://www.usnews.com/news/world-r...ttack-on-indian-troops-in-galwan-river-valley :qdkcheeky

As post 2248 says China is building infrastructure on LAC, what does 'LAC' mean ? Line after control, this was the land China had controlled since your Mahan leader Nehru dropped his pants in front of the Chinese, no other land has been lost since PM Modi was in charge. As proven you are an Indian and a Raul Puppu loving Indian pretending to be a Pakistani :inzi2 .. Puppu supporters so desperate they have to pretend to be Pakistanis on Pakistan messageboards to vent their frustration :Masqood.

So where is the proof the morphed Chinese Pics are authetic :moyo2:mv
 
Russian source: https://tass.com/world/1254813 :qdkcheeky

American source: https://www.usnews.com/news/world-r...ttack-on-indian-troops-in-galwan-river-valley :qdkcheeky

As post 2248 says China is building infrastructure on LAC, what does 'LAC' mean ? Line after control, this was the land China had controlled since your Mahan leader Nehru dropped his pants in front of the Chinese, no other land has been lost since PM Modi was in charge. As proven you are an Indian and a Raul Puppu loving Indian pretending to be a Pakistani :inzi2 .. Puppu supporters so desperate they have to pretend to be Pakistanis on Pakistan messageboards to vent their frustration :Masqood.

So where is the proof the morphed Chinese Pics are authetic :moyo2:mv

Pappu miyan i can provide millions of sources exposing Indian media so you should believe them!:cummins That Chinese and Indian soldiers are seen together in one pic is the biggest evidence of Indians getting beaten up:qdkcheeky You show me one video or picture of soldiers from both countries where Indian ones are getting the better of Chinese ones. I provided you with an Indian report rubbishing the pics you showed me:yk

Now you can cry at I being Indian or Congresssi that means nothing to me. The debate on this thread is for you to show me that China has not taken over Ladakh and isn't beating up your soldiers. All you have shown me is Chinese soldiers with their mouths open!!:((:(( The report says that China is constructing villages on Indian land whilst India ignores it as they are too terrified of the dragon. Even Asaduddin Owaisi is calling Modi out over his cowardice. Now you will say I am a member off AIMIM!!:klopp

You can call Nehru all the names you want it does not bother me at all in fact as a Pakistani I am happy to see you question the integrity of an Indian politician. Keep doing it...keep attacking your own Modi, Rahul, Gandhi and any other Indian politician. Music to my ears!.
https://www.republicworld.com/india...a-village-in-arunachal-questions-pm-modi.html
 
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Pappu miyan i can provide millions of sources exposing Indian media so you should believe them!:cummins That Chinese and Indian soldiers are seen together in one pic is the biggest evidence of Indians getting beaten up:qdkcheeky You show me one video or picture of soldiers from both countries where Indian ones are getting the better of Chinese ones. I provided you with an Indian report rubbishing the pics you showed me:yk

Now you can cry at I being Indian or Congresssi that means nothing to me. The debate on this thread is for you to show me that China has not taken over Ladakh and isn't beating up your soldiers. All you have shown me is Chinese soldiers with their mouths open!!:((:(( The report says that China is constructing villages on Indian land whilst India ignores it as they are too terrified of the dragon. Even Asaduddin Owaisi is calling Modi out over his cowardice. Now you will say I am a member off AIMIM!!:klopp

You can call Nehru all the names you want it does not bother me at all in fact as a Pakistani I am happy to see you question the integrity of an Indian politician. Keep doing it...keep attacking your own Modi, Rahul, Gandhi and any other Indian politician. Music to my ears!.
https://www.republicworld.com/india...a-village-in-arunachal-questions-pm-modi.html

Look here Puppu Indian, I have already shown evidence of the Chinese pics to be fake, so you should not believe them!:cummins That Chinese and Indian soldiers are seen together in one pic is the where Indian soldiers are wearing causal shoes is biggest evidence of a bad morphing fake mock up pic by the chinese :qdkcheeky You show me one proof that the mock ups provided by the Chinese is authentic. :yk

Now that we have established that you are a puppu loving indian congressi, that means you have been exposed and it shows the fraud you are,, like your puppu. The debate on this thread is about the India China tensions and clearly there is no proof that shows China has come into Indian territory after what India initially lost during the time of your Mahan leader Nehru which is called the 'LAC' .. The report says that China is constructing villages on Indian land which China took thanks to Nehru and have not taken any land since, which puppu Indians like you keep wanting to hide due to your bringing your mahan leader nehru to be exposed. Ever Americans and Russian sources are saying China got their butts whipped recently as they lost more soldiers and this is killing the Chinese, this humiliation is too much for them to handle!:klopp


An Indian like you can call Modi all the names you want,, it does not bother me at all,, in fact I am having fun exposing your sorry puppu loving rear end on a Pakistani forum (LOL Pretty funny when even Pakistani's here say you are Indian despite all your Pakistan butt kissing :))) :))) ). I am more than happy to call out Indians like you on any forum. You can keep attacking PM Modi but your puppu raul and Congress is not going to lead India for a long long time, if ever :Maqsood
 
Look here Puppu Indian, I have already shown evidence of the Chinese pics to be fake, so you should not believe them!:cummins That Chinese and Indian soldiers are seen together in one pic is the where Indian soldiers are wearing causal shoes is biggest evidence of a bad morphing fake mock up pic by the chinese :qdkcheeky You show me one proof that the mock ups provided by the Chinese is authentic. :yk

Now that we have established that you are a puppu loving indian congressi, that means you have been exposed and it shows the fraud you are,, like your puppu. The debate on this thread is about the India China tensions and clearly there is no proof that shows China has come into Indian territory after what India initially lost during the time of your Mahan leader Nehru which is called the 'LAC' .. The report says that China is constructing villages on Indian land which China took thanks to Nehru and have not taken any land since, which puppu Indians like you keep wanting to hide due to your bringing your mahan leader nehru to be exposed. Ever Americans and Russian sources are saying China got their butts whipped recently as they lost more soldiers and this is killing the Chinese, this humiliation is too much for them to handle!:klopp


An Indian like you can call Modi all the names you want,, it does not bother me at all,, in fact I am having fun exposing your sorry puppu loving rear end on a Pakistani forum (LOL Pretty funny when even Pakistani's here say you are Indian despite all your Pakistan butt kissing :))) :))) ). I am more than happy to call out Indians like you on any forum. You can keep attacking PM Modi but your puppu raul and Congress is not going to lead India for a long long time, if ever :Maqsood

Mr Pappu I want to see video's of your weak soldiers bashing the Chinese up like they have shown doing your malnourished ones. The pics you have shown are only of Chinese soldiers opening their mouths. I think you are a Pakistani pretending to be an Indian really happy that the enemy is getting owned. Welcome to the Pak club, here we will together expose the Indian military:moyo2

Shoes as I have repeatedly said is no evidence at all. As i explained during the Kargil war many of your soldiers fought without any shoes. Your government then could not afford giving them shoes so they had to by all the gear themselves. Your army is lacking in equipment and always has.
https://www.business-standard.com/a...-still-short-of-equipment-115072600427_1.html

We all know that you have no leg to stand on hence you are deflecting the debate to my identity using about a zillion emoticons in your attempts to convince people. You wish I was an Indian so that my hard hitting views would not hurt you so much but I am not going to spare you:yuvi I want you to show me a video or pictures of Indian soldiers beating up their Chinese counterparts but you can't do that.

I am slagging of Modi and Rahul Gandhi because one is weaker then the other. Does not matter who governs your country China is not going to stop punishing you until they get what they want. Pakistanis and Indian's can call me what you want, it is so good to make your squeak in desperation that you have to resort personal attacks:faheem You can call Gandhi or Rahul even Sachin or Amitabh whatever you want water of my back. What you think of me is irrelevant falling on deaf ears. What you have to do is show pictures and video's of Indian soldiers beating up Chinese but you are unable to do that!:)):))

You want me to let you off the hook,right! I am not gonna do that:jimmy
 
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Mr Pappu I want to see video's of your weak soldiers bashing the Chinese up like they have shown doing your malnourished ones. The pics you have shown are only of Chinese soldiers opening their mouths. I think you are a Pakistani pretending to be an Indian really happy that the enemy is getting owned. Welcome to the Pak club, here we will together expose the Indian military:moyo2

Shoes as I have repeatedly said is no evidence at all. As i explained during the Kargil war many of your soldiers fought without any shoes. Your government then could not afford giving them shoes so they had to by all the gear themselves. Your army is lacking in equipment and always has.
https://www.business-standard.com/a...-still-short-of-equipment-115072600427_1.html

We all know that you have no leg to stand on hence you are deflecting the debate to my identity using about a zillion emoticons in your attempts to convince people. You wish I was an Indian so that my hard hitting views would not hurt you so much but I am not going to spare you:yuvi I want you to show me a video or pictures of Indian soldiers beating up their Chinese counterparts but you can't do that.

I am slagging of Modi and Rahul Gandhi because one is weaker then the other. Does not matter who governs your country China is not going to stop punishing you until they get what they want. Pakistanis and Indian's can call me what you want, it is so good to make your squeak in desperation that you have to resort personal attacks:faheem You can call Gandhi or Rahul even Sachin or Amitabh whatever you want water of my back. What you think of me is irrelevant falling on deaf ears. What you have to do is show pictures and video's of Indian soldiers beating up Chinese but you are unable to do that!:)):))

You want me to let you off the hook,right! I am not gonna do that:jimmy


Mr Congressi Indian, I want to see proof that the Chinese morphed pics are authentic. The pics you have shown are only of Indian soldiers wearing casual shoes. I know that me, along with other Pakistanis here know that you are pretending to be a Pakistani. I also know that the reason for this is because of your frustration of Raul Puppu's party getting annihilated. Welcome to the Indian club no need to pretend to be a Pakistani anymore, here we will together expose the more Congress Raul Puppu supporters pretending to be Pakistani :moyo2

I have repeatedly showed evidence per the video and also there was Indian soldiers with casual shoes, long hair etc on the doctored pics by the Chinese. As I explained; the Chinese pictures are morphed and no other international source barring Pakistan (Pakistan has no choice but to take orders from China) have said or commented on the Chinese doctored pics being legitimate. The Chinese graphic designers are lacking in skill hence such a poor job of morphing.

We all know that you have no leg to stand on hence you are deflecting the debate with Kargil and other non related thread topics. Nothing to convince here, even when Pakistanis here claim you are Indian :)) which you also admitted that they do :))).... You wish I was a Puppu supporter Indian so that I would stop trashing you out in the open, which is having you run for cover,, like those crying Chinese soldiers,, but I am not going to spare you:yuvi I want you to show the proof that the Chinese pics were authentic and not morphed and you cant do that.

You are slagging Modi because it is killing you that Raul Puppu and Congress has been humiliated, trashed and left to the dogs, ROOF ROOF Does not matter, as Raul Puppu or Congress most likely will never govern India again. Under PM Modi China is not going to take anymore Indian territory like what happened with your Mahan Nehru, as proven China lost 40 odd soldiers when they played with fire against the Indians, which was most probably one of their greatest humiliation considering they are used to bullying other countries in the south china sea but got their butts handed to them by the Indians. Acting Pakistani on a Pakistani website maybe good for you to gain some sanity from all the butt whooping you receive in India for being a congressi Puppu supporter, so I give you a fool's homage like most of India give to your Puppu out of pity :faheem


You can call yourself a Pakistani on here but I am glad ppl here do not accept it and call you out for your lie. What ppl think of you is relevant and its easy to see how it is bothering you :)) and you will always be called an Indian, not just any Indian, but a Puppu loving Congressi Indian :yuvi. What you have to do is show that the Chinese morphed pictures are authentic but you are unable to do that!:)):))

You want me to let you off the hook and I am not gonna do that :jimmy
 
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Mr Congressi Indian, I want to see proof that the Chinese morphed pics are authentic. The pics you have shown are only of Indian soldiers wearing casual shoes. I know that me, along with other Pakistanis here know that you are pretending to be a Pakistani. I also know that the reason for this is because of your frustration of Raul Puppu's party getting annihilated. Welcome to the Indian club no need to pretend to be a Pakistani anymore, here we will together expose the more Congress Raul Puppu supporters pretending to be Pakistani :moyo2

I have repeatedly showed evidence per the video and also there was Indian soldiers with casual shoes, long hair etc on the doctored pics by the Chinese. As I explained; the Chinese pictures are morphed and no other international source barring Pakistan (Pakistan has no choice but to take orders from China) have said or commented on the Chinese doctored pics being legitimate. The Chinese graphic designers are lacking in skill hence such a poor job of morphing.

We all know that you have no leg to stand on hence you are deflecting the debate with Kargil and other non related thread topics. Nothing to convince here, even when Pakistanis here claim you are Indian :)) which you also admitted that they do :))).... You wish I was a Puppu supporter Indian so that I would stop trashing you out in the open, which is having you run for cover,, like those crying Chinese soldiers,, but I am not going to spare you:yuvi I want you to show the proof that the Chinese pics were authentic and not morphed and you cant do that.

You are slagging Modi because it is killing you that Raul Puppu and Congress has been humiliated, trashed and left to the dogs, ROOF ROOF Does not matter, as Raul Puppu or Congress most likely will never govern India again. Under PM Modi China is not going to take anymore Indian territory like what happened with your Mahan Nehru, as proven China lost 40 odd soldiers when they played with fire against the Indians, which was most probably one of their greatest humiliation considering they are used to bullying other countries in the south china sea but got their butts handed to them by the Indians. Acting Pakistani on a Pakistani website maybe good for you to gain some sanity from all the butt whooping you receive in India for being a congressi Puppu supporter, so I give you a fool's homage like most of India give to your Puppu out of pity :faheem


You can call yourself a Pakistani on here but I am glad ppl here do not accept it and call you out for your lie. What ppl think of you is relevant and its easy to see how it is bothering you :)) and you will always be called an Indian, not just any Indian, but a Puppu loving Congressi Indian :yuvi. What you have to do is show that the Chinese morphed pictures are authentic but you are unable to do that!:)):))

You want me to let you off the hook and I am not gonna do that :jimmy

How long did it take to write your book and steal my expressions as always!:moyo2 I can be your English teacher if you want and that of your PM too:mv! I am confused how you are quoting me, you don't know how to do that either it seems.

Back to the topic show me pictures of Indian soldiers whacking Chinese ones coz I can't find it anywhere. I am waiting eagerly to see it. I think what harms you as that a Pakistani keeps harming you and exposing your stupidity. I just want India too be removed from the planet then there will only be one Pakistan and Kashmir will be ours, all off it.

What? Chinese are brilliant at online activity much better then Indian people who are repeatedly exposed over their ridiculous efforts. Us Pakistanis have hacked your websites repeatedly in high numbers then it tales you ages to remove our flags and all. Mr Pakistani I know it upsets you to see me expose India but it has to be done. You have only shown me pics of Chinese soldiers that's all. I do not want to post graphic pics of Chinese soldiers beating up your ones. You did see the "kick of the century" when your lad went flying backwards some months back!:lara Clearly China is the aggressor and your people are on the defence prying that us Pakistanis don't turn on you as well:uakmal

Big daddy I love Modi and had you read my previous mail's would know this. I believe that fascist Modi will break India in to parts then why would i hate him? This is exactly what our late General Hamid Gul said that this ignorant and illiterate crackpot in the name of justice or making India a Hindu state is gonna cause civil war in his country. Many Indian people hate him for that reason where as I love him. I want to know what has Modi done about the Chinese invading Indian territory? "PM Modi China is not going to take anymore Indian territory", so you admit that China has taken your land? Thanks for telling the truth for once. Call Nehru all you want I will not defend him, why should i? Where are the 40 soldiers that you claim to have killed? Pics please or video's. What I have seen is the Chinese whacking your weak soldiers stupid then making them hold their ears like teachers do naughty kids in the subcontinent!!:))):))) How embarrassing is that!?

Notjing is bothering me at all neither is anyone here calling me an Indian other then you. In fact many Indian's here ask "why do you hate India so much?" You want me to be an Indian because of my ability to bash your country and ask questions that you have no answer too other then pointing to your soldiers shoes:faheem. Desperation on your part for sure. You can bash your own Congress and BJP all you want just show me pics and video's of the Indian soldiers beating up the Chinese. I am no way near finished with you yet. Just getting warmed up.
 
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Understandably you are very irritated by my questions. Just show me a video of Indian soldiers beating up their Chinese counterparts, that will satisfy me. I don't want any reports from China, Russia or Argentina:Riz. Alternatively, you can you can do so a few pictures with Indian and Chinese soldiers in the one frame. Seems that no Indian poster is supporting your false claims here, poor man:((:((
 
[MENTION=428]Romali_rotti[/MENTION]

Understandably you are very irritated by my questions. Just show me a video of Indian soldiers beating up their Chinese counterparts, that will satisfy me. I don't want any reports from China, Russia or Argentina:Riz. Alternatively, you can you can do so a few pictures with Indian and Chinese soldiers in the one frame. Seems that no Indian poster is supporting your false claims here, poor man:((:((



Understandably you are very irritated on being called out on your lie of pretending to be a Pakistani and cant provide proof the Chinese morphed pics are authentic. You now claim you don't want any reports from China, Russia or Argentina:Riz, when in one of the post above you asked for it and it hit you flat on your face when I provided the links, you like a little girl like your Raul Puppu decided to go mute on the subject because you had no answers :yk. Seems like you are too dumb to realize, LAC is what the Chinese had control off since your Mahaan leader Nehru dropped his pants in front of China decades ago, poor man:((:((. Nothing have changed other than China getting a butt whooping, and a major wake up call that India is not the little neighbors in the South China sea, not only were a number of the Chinese soldiers brutally killed with their necks broken however their faces were smashed beyond recognition also :moyo2


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when in one of the post above you asked for it and it hit you flat on your face when I provided the links, you like a little girl like your Raul Puppu decided to go mute on the subject because you had no answers


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You got it wrong. Raul Pappu was under orders from Beijing to measure how much territory the Chinese had "taken". So one morning, he woke up at night, drank the duddu his ammayi gave him and left for the border with his six inch ruler to make measurements. However, he could not find the border and ended up in Fraud Vadra's garden, only to realise he did not know how to use the ruler. So his sister sent a telepathic message to ISI headquarters asking them to use their random number generator (you know the one that says there are 1 million Indian troops in Kashmir one minute, and that changes to 700,000 the next). The random number generator jumped into action and said that there was exactly 63, 58, 964.4445 Sq. Km of Indian territory under Chinese control. The number will change by the time Puppu changes his nappy.

You should report things the way they actually happened, my friend :)
 
You got it wrong. Raul Pappu was under orders from Beijing to measure how much territory the Chinese had "taken". So one morning, he woke up at night, drank the duddu his ammayi gave him and left for the border with his six inch ruler to make measurements. However, he could not find the border and ended up in Fraud Vadra's garden, only to realise he did not know how to use the ruler. So his sister sent a telepathic message to ISI headquarters asking them to use their random number generator (you know the one that says there are 1 million Indian troops in Kashmir one minute, and that changes to 700,000 the next). The random number generator jumped into action and said that there was exactly 63, 58, 964.4445 Sq. Km of Indian territory under Chinese control. The number will change by the time Puppu changes his nappy.

You should report things the way they actually happened, my friend :)

That is quite a formula you got there.

I like it, especially the bolded bit, ppl don't realize that puppu is 2 levels below pappu :))..

Puppu is the first human in history with no physical brain, ammayi sonya passed on some amazing genetics to her Italian passport holder NRI son... :moyo2
 
Understandably you are very irritated on being called out on your lie of pretending to be a Pakistani and cant provide proof the Chinese morphed pics are authentic. You now claim you don't want any reports from China, Russia or Argentina:Riz, when in one of the post above you asked for it and it hit you flat on your face when I provided the links, you like a little girl like your Raul Puppu decided to go mute on the subject because you had no answers :yk. Seems like you are too dumb to realize, LAC is what the Chinese had control off since your Mahaan leader Nehru dropped his pants in front of China decades ago, poor man:((:((. Nothing have changed other than China getting a butt whooping, and a major wake up call that India is not the little neighbors in the South China sea, not only were a number of the Chinese soldiers brutally killed with their necks broken however their faces were smashed beyond recognition also :moyo2


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You can call me anything Pappuji from Amitabh Bachchan to James Bond even PM Imran Khan's it's all good!:srt I said I want independent reports where as you are showing me American ones. You know the American's are always full of lies even worse then the Indian fake media. Why are you getting so angry here without reason??:mv

You are like a baby who keeps crying in his cradle when he doesn't get what he wants then starts throwing his toys out when Mummy gives him a good slap!:faheem Now the Chinese are hammering you even more according to your own media constructing more buildings whilst you can't do a thing. I see you are resorting to personal insults now in desperation for not being able to satisfy me:Riz

What? Chinese faces were smashed beyond recognition? Have you not seen the "kick of the century" the Chinese soldier gave the Indian one that sent him tumbling 20 feet behind? :sarf2 There is no reason why China would be the aggressor if they were even an iota afraid off you where as India begging for mercy from them. All the while Modi has changed his mind of the farmers protests repealing his decision. Where is his 40 inch chest now:))):))):)))
 
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You can call me anything Pappuji from Amitabh Bachchan to James Bond even PM Imran Khan's it's all good!:srt I said I want independent reports where as you are showing me American ones. You know the American's are always full of lies even worse then the Indian fake media. Why are you getting so angry here without reason??:mv

You are like a baby who keeps crying in his cradle when he doesn't get what he wants then starts throwing his toys out when Mummy gives him a good slap!:faheem Now the Chinese are hammering you even more according to your own media constructing more buildings whilst you can't do a thing. I see you are resorting to personal insults now in desperation for not being able to satisfy me:Riz

What? Chinese faces were smashed beyond recognition? Have you not seen the "kick of the century" the Chinese soldier gave the Indian one that sent him tumbling 20 feet behind? :sarf2 There is no reason why China would be the aggressor if they were even an iota afraid off you where as India begging for mercy from them. All the while Modi has changed his mind of the farmers protests repealing his decision. Where is his 40 inch chest now:))):))):)))

Wont call you just anything, you will always be one thing which is; a Puppu loving Indian, its all good!! :srt You asked for American and Russian sources and both were provided to which you went mute like your little Puppu when he gets caught with his nappies off. You know the Chinese are full of lies, worse than any media in the world, only countries that probably believes or forced to believe the garbage the Chinese media puts out is probably Pakistan and North Korea :yk. Why are you getting so angry here without reason??:mv

You are like Raul Puppu , that keeps crying in his cradle when his mommy Sonya don't feed him enough bottled milk! :mv Now the Chinese got hammered which has been verified by Russian and American sources, you are running for cover like you always do, Chinese constructing infrastructure in LAC is the land which your Nehru gave to the Chinese, it has nothing to do with PM Modi, We saw China got their rear-ends handed back to them on a royal platter, when they tried to come past the LAC, 40 odd soldiers were brutally killed which has been the greatest embarrassment for Xi Jing Ping till date. :Riz

Talking about the ongoing Farmer situation out of the blue is a Raul Puppu/Congressi supporter thing to do, again deflecting the topic, so once again you are proving your Indian-ness in every post. Forever you will be considered an Indian, and I am going have a lot of fun with Boi, You ain't no Pakistani, which of course I don't need to add much about, since Pakistanis here say you are not one of them :))) :)))

So where is proof that the Chinese morphed pics are authentic ? :gilly
 
Wont call you just anything, you will always be one thing which is; a Puppu loving Indian, its all good!! :srt You asked for American and Russian sources and both were provided to which you went mute like your little Puppu when he gets caught with his nappies off. You know the Chinese are full of lies, worse than any media in the world, only countries that probably believes or forced to believe the garbage the Chinese media puts out is probably Pakistan and North Korea :yk. Why are you getting so angry here without reason??:mv

You are like Raul Puppu , that keeps crying in his cradle when his mommy Sonya don't feed him enough bottled milk! :mv Now the Chinese got hammered which has been verified by Russian and American sources, you are running for cover like you always do, Chinese constructing infrastructure in LAC is the land which your Nehru gave to the Chinese, it has nothing to do with PM Modi, We saw China got their rear-ends handed back to them on a royal platter, when they tried to come past the LAC, 40 odd soldiers were brutally killed which has been the greatest embarrassment for Xi Jing Ping till date. :Riz

Talking about the ongoing Farmer situation out of the blue is a Raul Puppu/Congressi supporter thing to do, again deflecting the topic, so once again you are proving your Indian-ness in every post. Forever you will be considered an Indian, and I am going have a lot of fun with Boi, You ain't no Pakistani, which of course I don't need to add much about, since Pakistanis here say you are not one of them :))) :)))

So where is proof that the Chinese morphed pics are authentic ? :gilly

Why do you always imitate my way of writing?? Obviously you are not capable of creating your own style:cummins The evidence is the Chinese soldiers doing karate kicks on your soldiers, the next one could be on Modi's chest:Riz

What you talking about fella? Is it not true that your PM has repealed his decision being terrified of Indian Punjabis owning him. First he said would never change his mind now he is running with his tail between his legs:)) The Chinese spanking and hammering has got the old boy all confused, talk about being humiliated. Mind you your Rahul Gandhi would perhaps have given the entire country to India in the name of making peace with them:moyo2 Just a question of what Indian PM is a greater coward.

The biggest liars are the Indian media and anchors like Arnab Goswami. I asked for independent sources and have proved to you in my last mail that your own media have confessed to Chinese continuation of stealing your land. India is helpless, you can't do a single thing to stop the Indian invasion Mr 40 inch chest:))) If "Pappu" to you means a coward then all your leaders are like that. You are just now trying to deflect the debate to something irrelevant.

Explain to me why the Indian media is saying the Chinese have taken our land? Running scared and terrified of the truth will not make your drivel in to truth! Does not matter what Modi has agreed to or not the Chinese have taken your land and are now wanting more. What are you gonna do to stop them??:qdkcheeky It is well known that the Chinese military budget is thrice what yours is therefore wou have every right to be shaking in your boots.

In your next mail try to not copy my style of writing. I realise you Indian's are famous for plagiarism but try to be original for once. :faheem
 
Why do you always imitate my way of writing?? Obviously you are not capable of creating your own style:cummins The evidence is the Chinese soldiers doing karate kicks on your soldiers, the next one could be on Modi's chest:Riz



The biggest liars are the Indian media and anchors like Arnab Goswami. I asked for independent sources and have proved to you in my last mail that your own media have confessed to Chinese continuation of stealing your land. India is helpless, you can't do a single thing to stop the Indian invasion Mr 40 inch chest:))) If "Pappu" to you means a coward then all your leaders are like that. You are just now trying to deflect the debate to something irrelevant.


In your next mail try to not copy my style of writing. I realise you Indian's are famous for plagiarism but try to be original for once. :faheem

Waiting for the the evidence of Chinese soldiers doing karate kicks on the on the Indian soldiers, wonder if it is brucee lee or Jackie Chan style :Riz

What you talking about fella? It seems you keep on wanting to prove your Indian-ness, again you talking about Indian farmer issue on a thread that has nothing to do with it. You need to realize, your Raul Puppu and Congress is not going to win the next Indian federal election :)). The Chinese getting a royal spanking and hammering has got Puppu/Congress fan boy in you all confused hence you resorting to Kargil, Farmers issue etc. Mind you its not your Raul Puppu's fault he was born with an empty skull lacking a brain, perhaps you need to question why he is the butt of all jokes, that child should not be in politics, he should watching donald duck cartoons instead :moyo2.

The biggest liars are the Chinese Media aka Global times and other Chinese sources. I asked for authentic sources other than Chinese/Pakistani about the morphed pictures and have proved to you on one of my earlier posts that Casual shoes, long hair etc are a poor morphing job by the Chinese. China has not taken anymore land other than what your Maahan Nehru gave up during his time, that's why it is now called the LAC, we saw what happened when Chinese crossed the LAC, Kabooom, necks broken, face smashed :)). . China wants to take more land than what they took from Nehru but they cant do a single thing about it, when they tried Xi Jing Ping Pong got royally embarrassed, which rest of the world took notice off :))) If you keep bringing in Kargil, Farmers etc into this thread again, you are just now trying to deflect the debate to something irrelevant.

Indian media is right, Chinese have taken our land, which your Mahaan leader Nehru gave up and they should always ask that, your Raul Puppu and Congress must be reminded of this humiliation so they never come back into power again :qdkcheeky.. It is well known that the Chinese military budget is thrice of India's yet Xi Jing Ping got flat out embarrassed when his soldiers got their butts whooped, even with all that money and resources, shows how pathetic their soldiers are when it comes to being combat ready and why they are quaking in their boots.

In your next mail try and stick to the topic instead of your deflecting tactics. I realize you are an Indian Puppu loving Congressi but you need to stick to the topic here and show that the Chinese morphed pics are authentic . :faheem
 
Waiting for the the evidence of Chinese soldiers doing karate kicks on the on the Indian soldiers, wonder if it is brucee lee or Jackie Chan style :Riz

What you talking about fella? It seems you keep on wanting to prove your Indian-ness, again you talking about Indian farmer issue on a thread that has nothing to do with it. You need to realize, your Raul Puppu and Congress is not going to win the next Indian federal election :)). The Chinese getting a royal spanking and hammering has got Puppu/Congress fan boy in you all confused hence you resorting to Kargil, Farmers issue etc. Mind you its not your Raul Puppu's fault he was born with an empty skull lacking a brain, perhaps you need to question why he is the butt of all jokes, that child should not be in politics, he should watching donald duck cartoons instead :moyo2.

The biggest liars are the Chinese Media aka Global times and other Chinese sources. I asked for authentic sources other than Chinese/Pakistani about the morphed pictures and have proved to you on one of my earlier posts that Casual shoes, long hair etc are a poor morphing job by the Chinese. China has not taken anymore land other than what your Maahan Nehru gave up during his time, that's why it is now called the LAC, we saw what happened when Chinese crossed the LAC, Kabooom, necks broken, face smashed :)). . China wants to take more land than what they took from Nehru but they cant do a single thing about it, when they tried Xi Jing Ping Pong got royally embarrassed, which rest of the world took notice off :))) If you keep bringing in Kargil, Farmers etc into this thread again, you are just now trying to deflect the debate to something irrelevant.

Indian media is right, Chinese have taken our land, which your Mahaan leader Nehru gave up and they should always ask that, your Raul Puppu and Congress must be reminded of this humiliation so they never come back into power again :qdkcheeky.. It is well known that the Chinese military budget is thrice of India's yet Xi Jing Ping got flat out embarrassed when his soldiers got their butts whooped, even with all that money and resources, shows how pathetic their soldiers are when it comes to being combat ready and why they are quaking in their boots.

In your next mail try and stick to the topic instead of your deflecting tactics. I realize you are an Indian Puppu loving Congressi but you need to stick to the topic here and show that the Chinese morphed pics are authentic . :faheem

The evidence that Chinese soldiers kicked your Indian one can be seen on the youtube if you can search properly. What spanking to the Chinese have you given when they as you admit are sitting in Ladakh and also building villages in Arunachal Pradesh. India can never force them out I am afraid no matter who is sitting in the Delhi hotseat:mv

My mail's are always on topic mentioning the various failures of India that most smart Indian's agree with. I mean for goodness sake you can't even be compared to half of the Chinese military who have also left the American's behind now. China is a superpower now where as India's main rival is Pakistan a country nine times smaller in size. What do you mean "they can't do a single thing about it" when they already have as you admit yourself?:qdkcheeky Does not matter to me who is or was your PM when all this is happening or happened. Modi, Rahul and Nehru are and were all terrified of China.

I am not deflecting anything rather it is you doing this by your obsession with my identity that is not the topic here at all. If the Chinese were even an ounce afraid of you they would not be the aggressors here and India in a defensive position trying to please China at every step. I am serious as sin when saying in any official war China will beat India up like it's daddy within a week conquering massive amounts of Indian land. Soon a Chinaman will be sitting with his boots up in Rashtrapati Bhavan:moyo2.
 
Even the American's give the impression off being terribly afraid of China now. Does anyone here think the American military is afraid of Indian military and soldiers:))):))):))) Look guy's the Chinese and American militaries are on a different level to all others. They are eating from a different plate and reading from another hymn book. India's can't even dream of being in that two horse league and race for cryin' out loud! We all know America see's China as it's greatest rival and threat! India is nothin' for heaven sake other then an American and Israeli sidekick and customer.
 
Opinion : India’s China policy in 2021 has been a failure - Agree or Disagree?

Opinion based article for discussion.

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What is the sum total of the Indian government’s achievements in dealing with China in the last year?

One, on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) itself, in the rush to create the semblance of ‘achievement’, the Indian government proved too eager to make concessions and to show as if the bilateral relationship was getting back on track. As a result, the Chinese got the Indian Army to vacate the Kailash ranges occupied at the end of August 2020 in return for disengagement from just two points — Pangong Tso and Gogra — in the opening months of the year. The entire process has subsequently stalled with Hot Springs, Demchok and Depsang remaining points of friction. This was entirely predictable and indeed, the government had fair warning.

What is worse, there has been an attempt to portray Depsang as a ‘legacy’ issue predating the latest tensions, which is another way of saying that not only does the government not have much of a roadmap for the final resolution of the boundary dispute, it is willing to allow the Chinese to dictate the nature and pace of changes on the ground at the LAC — that it does not see the disturbance in the status quo as an opportunity to try new things but as a crisis to be contained.

That is not the mark of a government that comprehends or prioritises national security issues, leave alone India’s international image in the neighbourhood or globally. For surely, a country that does not acknowledge that it has lost territory, let alone retake such territory, cannot command much respect in other capitals.

Two, while New Delhi has shown greater gumption since Galwan in partnering with the US as well as in initiatives of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue — Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the first face-to-face summit of the Quad heads of government in Washington in September —the stench of inertia about India has not quite dissipated. The Indian government is frequently at pains to describe the Quad as not being aimed at ‘any third country’ and to state that it was not a military alliance. The Indian Navy has even been careful to classify the Quad as an MEA initiative different from the Malabar naval exercises.

If the Quad is not aimed at China and is only interested in the provision of public goods in the Indo-Pacific, then what exactly sets it apart from similar Chinese initiatives in the region? And how can India (or any other Quad member) impose costs on those countries that seek to play both sides, or side only with Chinese initiatives?

The US decision to share nuclear submarine technology with Australia creating the Australia-UK-US, or AUKUS, alliance on the eve of the Quad summit is as much a message to India as it is to China. The Indian government’s media management on China policy will only work in India and that too, only among a willingly gullible audience — an unfortunately large one these days — not among the professionals or in foreign countries. The Indian government has disclosed no strategy to evict Chinese intruders from areas within its perception of the LAC and this cannot have escaped the US’ attention. Coming over a year after the Galwan clashes, the AUKUS is a sign that Washington is unwilling to put all its eggs in the India basket.

In the coming year then, what can we expect from the Indian government in terms of China policy?

New Delhi has appointed a ‘China hand’ in the MEA, Pradeep Kumar Rawat, as the new ambassador in Beijing. Given his prior record — including a role in defunding India’s oldest research institute focused on China and East Asia, the Institute of Chinese Studies — it would be unwise to expect any great creativity in India’s thinking on China or in its actions in Beijing. In any case, a mere change of personnel at the Indian embassy in Beijing will not be sufficient to bring about changes in Chinese behaviour.

The Indian Army continues to lack several capabilities and resources required for a full-fledged conflict along the LAC — insufficient numbers of Chinese interpreters and inadequate analysis of open-source intelligence, for example — and there are many areas along the LAC where it remains far from well-placed to counter the Chinese as the events in eastern Ladakh last year show.

These are necessarily gaps that will take years to overcome but that does not mean that India needs to play the waiting game or cannot take the initiative. It certainly has the wherewithal to engage in salami slicing or capture of territory across parts of the LAC and the firepower and the tactical acumen to fight the Chinese to a standstill in many areas along the LAC. But even these limited actions designed to tell the Chinese in no unequivocal terms that India will not be pushed around or allow the Chinese to solidify the post-Galwan status quo appear to be constrained by the Indian government’s lack of understanding of the actual political objectives as well as constraints of the Chinese side. Instead of responding in kind to China’s actions last year, the Indian government seems to have allowed itself to be taken in by Chinese propaganda and its sabre-rattling.

In fact, it appears that the Indian government lacks the political will to deal with China firmly and unambiguously. On the one hand, India is upping ties with the US which China considers its archenemy while on the other New Delhi also engages with the Chinese in talk-shops like the BRICS and the Russia-India-China trilateral under the mistaken impression that these somehow assuage Chinese concerns or buy time.

More importantly, the Indian government appears distracted by, or perhaps is even more concerned about, domestic politics — the upcoming state elections in Uttar Pradesh, for example — to pay much attention to national security. The delay in naming a successor to Gen. Bipin Rawat as CDS following his tragic death is a case in point. A government which comprehends India’s national security challenges does not take two weeks (and still counting) to fill a crucial leadership position in the military hierarchy at a time when there are multiple active disputes on its borders. This is a delay that sends wrong signals to friends and adversaries alike.

The only saving grace might be that China’s current trajectory will continue to offer the Indian government plenty of opportunities for course correction in the coming year.

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/o...olicy-in-2021-has-been-a-failure-7881781.html
 
India hit out at China for giving "invented" names to several places in a disputed Himalayan region on their border as Beijing looks to assert sovereignty over the territory.

Several stretches of the lengthy frontier are disputed and relations have soured dramatically since 20 Indian soldiers died in a brawl in June 2020 on one section between Ladakh and Tibet.

Since then, both sides have reinforced the region with thousands of extra soldiers and military hardware as multiple rounds of talks have failed to de-escalate tensions.

This week the Ministry of Civil Affairs said it had "standardised" the names of 15 places in Zangnan ("South Tibet") — Beijing's title for the region India calls Arunachal Pradesh — and gave them all formal Chinese names.

The renaming of residential areas, rivers and mountains followed a similar move in 2017 involving six other locations in the same area.

"Arunachal Pradesh has always been, and will always be an integral part of India," India's foreign ministry said on Thursday.

"Assigning invented names to places in Arunachal Pradesh does not alter this fact," spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in a statement.

Foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said "Southern Tibet is in China's Tibet Autonomous Region, and has historically been Chinese territory," adding the renaming came within "the scope of China's sovereignty".

Tibet has alternated over the centuries between independence and control by China, which says it "peacefully liberated" the rugged plateau in 1951. It fiercely defends and militarises the Tibetan border and brushes aside any debate about Chinese historical ownership of the region.

India meanwhile sees China's new Land Borders Law, approved in October and set to come into force on January 1, as a hardening of Beijing's position.

The law calls China's sovereignty and territorial integrity "sacred and inviolable" and enables Beijing to "take measures to safeguard territorial integrity and land boundaries and guard against and combat any act that undermines territorial sovereignty and land boundaries."

India said in October that it expected that "China will avoid undertaking action under the pretext of this law which could unilaterally alter the situation in the India-China border areas".

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2336507/india-says-china-inventing-names-in-disputed-region
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">While China is busy building a bridge across Pangong Lake to quickly mobilise it’s troops to key positions, our PM remains silent. <br><br>Is silence the new show for nationalism? <a href="https://t.co/ItZuijsD3O">pic.twitter.com/ItZuijsD3O</a></p>— Congress (@INCIndia) <a href="https://twitter.com/INCIndia/status/1483814187931664388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
Senior Indian Air Force officers participated in military talks with China to ensure that there is no breach of Indian airspace in Ladakh region. While there has been no immediate incident in the last few days, a Chinese military aircraft did fly within 10 km of the Line of Actual Control, or LAC, in the Ladakh region recently, which triggered a response from the Indian Air Force, or IAF.

The latest talks held in Ladakh on Tuesday were meant to avoid any similar incident, particularly since there are differing perceptions of the LAC in Ladakh.

China has been holding major military exercises in the Tibet region over the last few months, which includes a significant air force component. They have been building up infrastructure in their airbases in Tibet too.

The general rule is that fixed wing aircraft should avoid flying within 10 km from the LAC to prevent misunderstandings.

NDTV
 
A Chinese research ship has docked in Sri Lanka's Hambantota port despite Indian concerns.

The Yuan Wang 5 was given permission to dock on the condition it would not carry out research while in Sri Lankan waters, said port officials.

India had previously voiced concerns that the ship would be used to spy on its activities, said media reports.

Sri Lanka's Foreign Ministry said the ship will be allowed to remain in the Chinese-run port until 22 August.

Foreign security analysts quoted by Reuters describe the Yuan Wang 5 as one of China's latest generation space-tracking ships, used to monitor satellite, rocket and intercontinental ballistic missile launches.

Several Indian media reports described it as a "dual-use spy ship". Shipping analytics websites call it a research and survey vessel.

One report by Indian news site NDTV said the government in Delhi was concerned about "the possibility of the ship's tracking systems attempting to snoop on Indian installations while on its way to Sri Lanka".

Earlier in July, an Indian foreign ministry spokesman said the government was monitoring the ship's planned visit, adding that Delhi would protect its security and economic interests.

According to a Reuters report, India had lodged a verbal protest with the Sri Lankan government against the ship's visit.

Earlier this month, Sri Lanka's Foreign Ministry asked China to defer the ship's port call, saying it needed to take "further consultations".

China responded, saying it was "completely unjustified for certain countries to cite so-called 'security concerns' to pressure Sri Lanka" - though it did not name any specific country. Sri Lanka later announced that the boat would be given permission to dock.

BBC
 
A Chinese research ship has docked in Sri Lanka's Hambantota port despite Indian concerns.

The Yuan Wang 5 was given permission to dock on the condition it would not carry out research while in Sri Lankan waters, said port officials.

India had previously voiced concerns that the ship would be used to spy on its activities, said media reports.

Sri Lanka's Foreign Ministry said the ship will be allowed to remain in the Chinese-run port until 22 August.

Foreign security analysts quoted by Reuters describe the Yuan Wang 5 as one of China's latest generation space-tracking ships, used to monitor satellite, rocket and intercontinental ballistic missile launches.

Several Indian media reports described it as a "dual-use spy ship". Shipping analytics websites call it a research and survey vessel.

One report by Indian news site NDTV said the government in Delhi was concerned about "the possibility of the ship's tracking systems attempting to snoop on Indian installations while on its way to Sri Lanka".

Earlier in July, an Indian foreign ministry spokesman said the government was monitoring the ship's planned visit, adding that Delhi would protect its security and economic interests.

According to a Reuters report, India had lodged a verbal protest with the Sri Lankan government against the ship's visit.

Earlier this month, Sri Lanka's Foreign Ministry asked China to defer the ship's port call, saying it needed to take "further consultations".

China responded, saying it was "completely unjustified for certain countries to cite so-called 'security concerns' to pressure Sri Lanka" - though it did not name any specific country. Sri Lanka later announced that the boat would be given permission to dock.

BBC

Why does India care if China docks ship in Sri Lanka? Does India think Sri Lanka belongs to India?

Also, good on China for docking it. China should flex its muscle and show India who is the boss.
 
It belongs to China as Sri Lanka Sri Lanka has defaulted on its loan. Hope Pakistan does not default.
 
Indian and Chinese soldiers pull back from key border area

  • Troops from both sides have begun disengaging from Gogra-Hotsprings in the western Himalayas, New Delhi says, 2 years after clashes at the frontier
  • The statement comes ahead of a meeting in Uzbekistan next week, which leaders Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi are expected to attend

Indian and Chinese troops have begun disengaging from the Gogra-Hotsprings border area in the western Himalayas, the Indian government said in a statement on Thursday, two years after clashes at the frontier strained diplomatic ties.

The statement comes ahead of a meeting in Uzbekistan next week which Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to attend.

India said disengagement was taking place in a coordinated and planned way and is meant to keep border peace.

“The eyeball-to-eyeball contact has ended,” an Indian defence source said, referring to the latest agreement, although both countries still have thousands of soldiers lined up along the de factor border, known as the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

“The forces have disengaged. They have not been de-inducted.”

“This is the first step towards a calmer LAC,” the source said, declining to be named as they are not authorised to speak to the media.

China’s defence ministry said on Friday that troops from both sides had started to disengage in a “synchronised and planned” manner.
“This is conducive to maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas,” the ministry said.

India and China share an undemarcated 3,800km-long (2,360 mile-long) border, where their troops previously adhered to long-standing protocols to avoid the use of any firearms on the frontier.

There have been 16 rounds of meetings between senior military commanders from both countries since June 2020 when Indian and Chinese troops clashed in the Galwan area of Ladakh.

At least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers were killed in hand-to-hand fighting, leading to a sharp escalation in tensions between the Asian giants. India then moved some 50,000 troops along contested areas in Ladakh to match Chinese deployments, some of them at altitudes of over 4,572 metres (15,000 feet), where scarce oxygen and freezing winter temperatures can be life-threatening.

Chinese troops dismantled dozens of structures and moved vehicles to empty out entire camps from the banks of the Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh in February 2021, as part of an agreement by both countries to pull back their soldiers, some of whom were deployed in proximity to each other

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/sout...nd-chinese-soldiers-pull-back-key-border-area
 
Why does India care if China docks ship in Sri Lanka? Does India think Sri Lanka belongs to India?

Also, good on China for docking it. China should flex its muscle and show India who is the boss.

To be honest, Sri Lanka has us by the balls. Sri Lankan Navy has murdered 100s of Fishermen from Tamil Nadu, because it is Tamil Nadu and not North Indian fishermen all the government have remain silent. Lot of Indians don't like to admit but the Sri lankan politicians are very clever at using everyone for their own benefits. We are good at barking that's all, Sri Lanka does what it wants.
 
"Hurts To See This": Akshay Kumar Slams Richa Chadha's Galwan Tweet

New Delhi:

Actor Akshay Kumar has condemned actor Richa Chadha's now-deleted tweet on the violent face-off in Ladakh's Galwan Valley between Indian and Chinese soldiers.

"Hurts to see this. Nothing ever should make us ungrateful towards our armed forces. Woh hain toh aaj hum hain," Mr Kumar tweeted.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hurts to see this. Nothing ever should make us ungrateful towards our armed forces. Woh hain toh aaj hum hain. &#55357;&#56911; <a href="https://t.co/inCm392hIH">pic.twitter.com/inCm392hIH</a></p>— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) <a href="https://twitter.com/akshaykumar/status/1595754971144032257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

He also posted a screenshot of the deleted tweet by Ms Chadha.

Ms Chadha today put out a public apology after deleting the controversial tweet. She has been facing a huge backlash over the comment that derided an army commander's statement on taking Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) back with a reference to the 2020 Galwan clash with Chinese troops.

Ms Chadha had earlier tweeted after Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi's statement that the army is "always ready" for any order from the government on taking back parts of Kashmir illegally occupied by Pakistan and "would give them a befitting reply".

Sharing the commander's statement, Ms Chadha wrote on Twitter, "Galwan says hi."

Twenty soldiers gave their lives for India in the clash with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley. Some 40 Chinese soldiers were killed or wounded, according to reports.

In her apology post, Ms Chadha said her grandfather, a "Lieutenant Colonel", took a bullet in the leg in the Indo-China war. "My Mamaji was a paratrooper. It's in my blood. A whole family is affected when a son is martyred or even injured while saving the nation which is made up of people like us and I personally know how it feels. It is an emotive issue for me," she said.

"Even though it can never be my intention in the least, if the 3 words which are being dragged into a controversy have offended or hurt anyone, I apologise and also say that it would sadden me if even unintentionally my words have triggered this feeling in my brothers in the fauj (army) of which my own Nanaji has been an illustrious part," Ms said in her apology tweet.

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US Report Says China Warned Its Officials Not To Interfere With India Ties
Throughout its border standoff with India, Chinese officials sought to downplay the severity of the crisis, said the Pentagon.

Washington: China has warned American officials not to interfere in its relationship with India, the Pentagon has said in a report to the US Congress. Throughout its standoff with India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Chinese officials sought to downplay the severity of the crisis, emphasising Beijing's intent to preserve border stability and prevent the standoff from harming other areas of its bilateral relationship with India, the Pentagon said in a report on Tuesday.
"The PRC (People's Republic of China) seeks to prevent border tensions from causing India to partner more closely with the United States. PRC officials have warned US officials to not interfere with the PRC's relationship with India," the Pentagon said in its latest report on Chinese military build-up.

In a section on the China-India border, the Pentagon said throughout 2021, the PLA sustained the deployment of forces and continued infrastructure build-up along the LAC. Negotiation made minimal progress as both sides resist losing perceived advantages on the border, it said.

Beginning in May 2020, Chinese and Indian forces faced off in clashes with rocks, batons, and clubs wrapped in barbed wire at multiple locations along the LAC. The resulting standoff triggered the build-up of forces on both sides of the border.

"Each country demanded the withdrawal of the other's forces and a return to pre-standoff conditions, but neither China nor India agreed on those conditions," it said.

US Report Says China Warned Its Officials Not To Interfere With India Ties
China warned US officials not to interfere with its ties with India, said Pentagon. (File)


Washington: China has warned American officials not to interfere in its relationship with India, the Pentagon has said in a report to the US Congress. Throughout its standoff with India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Chinese officials sought to downplay the severity of the crisis, emphasising Beijing's intent to preserve border stability and prevent the standoff from harming other areas of its bilateral relationship with India, the Pentagon said in a report on Tuesday.
"The PRC (People's Republic of China) seeks to prevent border tensions from causing India to partner more closely with the United States. PRC officials have warned US officials to not interfere with the PRC's relationship with India," the Pentagon said in its latest report on Chinese military build-up.

In a section on the China-India border, the Pentagon said throughout 2021, the PLA sustained the deployment of forces and continued infrastructure build-up along the LAC. Negotiation made minimal progress as both sides resist losing perceived advantages on the border, it said.

Beginning in May 2020, Chinese and Indian forces faced off in clashes with rocks, batons, and clubs wrapped in barbed wire at multiple locations along the LAC. The resulting standoff triggered the build-up of forces on both sides of the border.

"Each country demanded the withdrawal of the other's forces and a return to pre-standoff conditions, but neither China nor India agreed on those conditions," it said.

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"The PRC blamed the standoff on Indian infrastructure construction, which it perceived as encroaching on PRC territory, while India accused China of launching aggressive incursions into India's territory," it added.

Since the 2020 clash, PLA has maintained a continuous force presence and continued infrastructure build-up along the LAC.

The 2020 Galwan Valley incident was the deadliest clash between the two nations in the past 46 years, the report said. On June 15, 2020, patrols violently clashed in Galwan Valley resulting in the death of approximately 20 Indian soldiers and four PLA soldiers, according to PRC officials, it said.

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"Won't Tolerate Unilateral Change Of LAC": S Jaishankar On China

India's relations with China cannot be normal as long as Beijing tries to unilaterally change LAC and continues to build up forces along the border, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.

Replying to queries by MPs after his suo motu statement on foreign policy in Rajya Sabha, the minister said India has made it clear to China that it will not tolerate any unilateral change in the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

"Diplomatically, we have been very clear. We have been very clear with the Chinese that we will not tolerate any unilaterally change to the Line of Actual Control.

"And that so long as they continue to seek to do that, and if they have built up forces, which in our minds constitute a serious concern in the border areas, then our relationship is not normal," he said.

China is reported to have built up military infrastructure along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh.

Earlier this year, a top US general had described the Chinese activity along the LAC as eye-opening.

"And the abnormality of that (relations) has been in evidence in the last few years," Jaishankar said on Wednesday.

He said the military commanders of the two countries continue to engage each other.

"I think given the sensitivity of that matter, it is something which is left to the military commanders to deal with," he said.

He went on to add that the House should be understanding of the national sensitivity of such a delicate matter.

Last month, the minister stated that the current standoff on the LAC has been "mischievously conflated" with resolving the boundary question.

Relations between the two countries can only become sustainable on the basis of mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest, he had said.

The Indian Army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) have been locked in a standoff in multiple areas along the LAC in eastern Ladakh since May 2020.

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India, China Troops Clash In Arunachal, "Minor Injuries" On Both Sides

Indian and Chinese troops briefly clashed at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh last week before disengaging.

The face-off on December 9 led to "minor injuries to a few personnel from both sides" and the two sides "immediately disengaged from the area".

The face-off took place at the Tawang Sector of Arunachal Pradesh. Chinese troops crossed the LAC, which was contested by Indian soldiers in a "firm and resolute manner".

This is the first reported clash between Indian and Chinese troops since skirmishes at Eastern Ladakh.

The worst of these clashes broke out at Galwan Valley in June 2020, when 20 Indian soldiers died for the country and over 40 Chinese soldiers were killed or injured. The incident set off a series of confrontations between the two nations, including one at the South Bank of Pangong Lake.

After multiple meetings between military commanders, Indian and Chinese troops pulled back from key points including Gogra-Hot Springs in Ladakh.

According to government sources, such confrontations had been taking place since 2006 because of "differing perceptions" of the border.

"In certain areas along the LAC in the Tawang Sector in Arunachal Pradesh there are areas of differing perception, wherein both sides patrol the area upto their claim lines. This has been the trend since 2006. On 09 December 2022, Chinese troops contacted the LAC in Tawang Sector which was contested by own troops in a firm and resolute manner," said the sources.

As a follow-up of the incident, the Indian commander in the area held a flag meeting with his Chinese counterpart to comply with "structured mechanisms to restore peace and tranquility", the government said.

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India Starts Combat Air Patrols Over Arunachal Amid China Tension: Sources
Fighter jets had to be scrambled "two-three times" in recent weeks to prevent violations by China over Arunachal Pradesh, sources confirmed.

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force has launched active combat patrols over Arunachal Pradesh after detecting "enhanced Chinese air activity", sources said today. Fighter jets had to be scrambled "two-three times" in recent weeks to thwart China, they revealed.

Here are the top 10 points in this big story:

  1. Top sources said the Air Force had launched air patrols after spotting Chinese jets flying close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh. This comes after Indian and Chinese troops clashed at the LAC on December 9 at Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.
  2. Amid massive opposition protests in parliament, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in the clashes last week, there was a physical scuffle between the two sides but Indian soldiers "compelled the Chinese soldiers to return to their posts". The Indian soldiers pushed back in a "firm and resolute manner", he said.
  3. Chinese troops "tried to transgress the LAC in Yangtse, Tawang, and unilaterally change the status quo," said Rajnath Singh. "Due to timely intervention of Indian military commanders, Chinese soldiers went back to their locations." In a meeting of commanders, the Chinese were asked to "refrain from such actions and maintain peace and tranquility along the border, he said, adding that the incident had also been taken up through diplomatic channels.
  4. "None of our soldiers died or were seriously injured," said the Defence Minister in his brief statement, which was followed by an opposition walkout.
  5. Before his statement in parliament, Rajnath Singh had separate meetings with all three military chiefs and with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the government's response.
  6. There were "minor injuries to a few personnel from both sides" and the two sides "immediately disengaged from the area", the sources said.
  7. Such confrontations had been taking place since 2006 because of "differing perceptions" of the border, the government says. "In certain areas along the LAC in the Tawang Sector in Arunachal Pradesh there are areas of differing perception, wherein both sides patrol the area up to their claim lines," said the sources.
  8. The Indian commander in the area held a flag meeting with his Chinese counterpart to comply with "structured mechanisms to restore peace and tranquility", the government said.
  9. The clashes have erupted after a long gap since the incidents at Eastern Ladakh. The worst of these clashes broke out at Galwan Valley in June 2020, when 20 Indian soldiers died for the country and over 40 Chinese soldiers were killed or injured.
  10. This was followed by several confrontations between the two nations, including one at the South Bank of Pangong Lake. After multiple meetings between military commanders, Indian and Chinese troops pulled back from key points including Gogra-Hot Springs in Ladakh.


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Chinese and Indian troops have clashed in a disputed Himalayan border region for the first time in more than two years, with reports of dozens injured.

At least 20 Indian soldiers were injured in the incident on 9 December in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh, the Indian army said on Tuesday. The clash was the most serious since June 2020, when at least 24 soldiers died in violent hand-to-hand combat, and comes after months of major acts of disengagement by both militaries in the long-running dispute.

Addressing India’s parliament, the defence minister, Rajnath Singh, accused soldiers from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of attempting to transgress the de facto border known as the line of actual control (LAC) “and unilaterally change the status quo”.

“The Chinese attempt was contested by our troops in a firm and resolute manner. The ensuing face-off led to a physical scuffle in which the Indian army bravely prevented the PLA from transgressing into our territory and compelled them to return to their posts.”

Singh said commanders from both militaries had met on 11 December “to discuss the issue in accordance with established mechanisms” and that diplomatic representations had been made to Beijing.

Singh told parliament there had been injuries on both sides but there were no fatalities or serious injuries among Indian troops.

Indian media reported varying estimates of the PLA group, from 300 to 600 soldiers. Two Indian army officers, who did not wish to be named, told the Guardian it was between 100 and 200 soldiers, “similar to what was used during the Galwan clash [in June 2020]”.

“They confronted around 50 Indian soldiers who tried to challenge them. Around 30 soldiers received injuries, six Indian army personnel were gravely injured and were shifted to Guwahati for treatment,” one said.

“Most of these soldiers are out of danger, they have injuries in [the] head and face as well.”

One officer said there had been at least two confrontations since the Galwan Valley clash but this one was more serious. They said the Chinese troops were “unusually aggressive and seemed to be prepared for the clash”, and began striking Indian soldiers quickly.


The officers said the region was on high alert and Indian reinforcements had been deployed but they were ordered to avoid escalating the situation.

There are no public reports of injuries or casualties among PLA troops, and Chinese officials have not spoken publicly of the incident. The ministry of defence has been contacted for comment.

At a regular press conference on Tuesday, a spokesperson for China’s ministry of foreign affairs said the “current border situation … is generally stable”.

The incident is a significant escalation in tensions in the high-altitude area, where China and India have disputing territorial claims. The line of actual control was set as a de facto boundary in a tenuous truce agreement made after hostilities in the 1960s. However, there remain disagreements over the specific length and position of the LAC, and tensions have sporadically boiled over with frequent accusations against each side of crossing into the other’s claimed territory.

In the 2020 clash, neither side was armed with guns, under a long tradition designed to maintain stability in the region, but instead fought with clubs, bars and other makeshift weapons. Soldiers fell to their deaths from the narrow ridge over steep ravines in the deadliest clash in 60 years.

The two militaries have been engaged in peace talks, with significant acts of mutual disengagement in recent months, but some analysts have warned a return to peace remains a distant prospect.

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"If Anyone Tries To Transgress...": Arunachal Chief Minister On China Clash

Arunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu today said the Indian Army will give a befitting reply if someone tries to transgress. His remarks come just days after the soldiers of the two countries clashed in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh.

"Yangtse is under my assembly constituency & every year I meet the Jawans & villagers of the area. It's not 1962 anymore. If anyone tries to transgress, our brave soldiers will give a befitting reply," Mr Khandu said in a tweet.

Earlier today, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh made a statement in Parliament on the incident in Yangtse, Tawang on December 9.

Mr Singh said Chinese troops tried to transgress the LAC which led to a scuffle between the troops. But the Indian soldiers "compelled the Chinese soldiers to return to their posts and prevented a land-grab," Mr Singh said.

There were no casualties or serious injuries to Indian troops in the scuffle, he added.

Border tensions between India and China vastly escalated in June 2020, when clashes broke out at Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh, in which 20 Indian soldiers died for the country and over 40 Chinese soldiers were killed or injured.

This was followed by several confrontations between the two nations, including one at the South Bank of Pangong Lake. After multiple meetings between military commanders, Indian and Chinese troops pulled back from key points including Gogra-Hot Springs in Ladakh.

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"Border Situation Is Stable Overall": China, Week After Arunachal Clash

China said the situation was "stable" Tuesday on its border with India, after the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the two sides clashed at Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh last week.

"As far as we understand, the China-India border situation is stable overall," foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said, adding the two sides "maintained unobstructed dialogue on the border issue through diplomatic and military channels.

Wenbin did not comment on the alleged clash Tuesday, telling reporters "as far as we understand, the China-India border situation is stable overall."

"Both sides have throughout maintained unobstructed dialogue on the border issue through diplomatic and military channels, it is hoped that the Indian side will advance in the same direction as China," he added.

Beijing urged New Delhi to "earnestly implement the important consensus reached by both leaders, strictly abide by the spirit of the agreements and accords signed by both sides, together uphold the peace and tranquility of the China-India border region."

A request for comment to China's Ministry of National Defense by AFP went unanswered Tuesday.

Relations have been at rock bottom between the two countries since clashes in 2020.

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At UN, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar's Veiled Attack On China And Pakistan

Multilateral platforms are being misused to justify and protect perpetrators of terrorism, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday during an open debate at the UN Security Council, in a veiled attack on China and its close ally Pakistan.
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Presiding over the UN Security Council open debate on 'Maintenance of International Peace and Security: New Orientation for Reformed Multilateralism', Mr Jaishankar also said the knock on effects of conflict situations have made a strong case that it cannot be "business as usual" in the multilateral domain.

"On the challenge of terrorism, even as the world is coming together with a more collective response, multilateral platforms are being misused to justify and protect perpetrators," he said.

His remarks appeared to be a reference to repeated holds and blocks on proposals to blacklist terrorists, particularly those based on Pakistani soil like Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar, in the UN Security Council's sanctions committee by veto-wielding permanent members such as China.

Addressing the powerful 15-nation Council, Mr Jaishankar said that reform is the need of the day. "And I am confident that the Global South especially shares India's determination to persevere," he said.

"All of us are aware that the 'Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council' has been on the UNGA agenda for well over the last three decades. While the debate on reforms has meandered aimlessly, the real world meantime has changed dramatically," he said.

Mr Jaishankar said, "We have convened here today for an honest conversation about the effectiveness of multilateral institutions created more than 75 years ago. The question before us is how best they can be reformed, particularly as the need to reform is less deniable with each passing year." The open debate, a signature event held under India's Presidency of the Security Council for the month, was addressed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and President of the 77th session of the General Assembly Csaba Korosi.

Mr Jaishankar said the call for change has been accelerated by growing stresses on the international system that the world has experienced in recent years.

"On the one hand, they have brought out the inequities and inadequacies of the way the world currently functions. On the other, they have also highlighted that a larger and deeper collaboration is necessary to find solutions," he said.

Mr Jaishankar said that the knock on effects of conflict situations have also underscored the necessity for more broad based global governance.

"Recent concerns over food, fertilizer and fuel security were not adequately articulated in the highest councils of decision making. Much of the world was therefore led to believe that their interests did not matter. We cannot let that happen again," he said, an apparent reference to the Ukraine conflict and its impact on food and fuel security across the world.

"When it comes to climate action and climate justice, the state of affairs is no better. Instead of addressing the relevant issues in the appropriate forum, we have seen attempts at distraction and diversion," he said.

During the COVID pandemic, he said, many vulnerable nations of the Global South got their first vaccines from beyond their traditional sources. "Indeed, the diversification of the global production was itself a recognition of how much the old order had changed," he said.

Underscoring that each one of these examples makes a strong case why it should not be business as usual in the multilateral domain, Mr Jaishankar said, "we not only need to increase stake-holdership but also enhance the effectiveness and credibility of multilateralism in the eyes of the international community and in the eyes of global public opinion. That is the purpose of NORMS" - New Orientation for a Reformed Multilateral System or NORMS.

Mr Jaishankar emphasised that member states from Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Small Island Developing States should have "credible and continuing representation" in the Security Council.

"Decisions about their future can no longer be taken without their participation. Equally important is to make working methods and processes of the global institutions, including this Council, more accountable, objective and transparent. Failing to do so would only lend this Council to charges of politicization," he said.

He underlined that while the debate on reforms has meandered aimlessly, the real world meantime has changed dramatically. "We see that in terms of the economic prosperity, technology capabilities, political influence and developmental progress." While noting that at every milestone in multilateral diplomacy, the sentiment for reform has been expressed at the highest levels, Mr Jaishankar questioned why the international community is then failing to deliver on such a strong desire for change.

"The answer lie in the nature of the IGN process itself," he said, referring to the Inter-Governmental Negotiations on UN Security Council reform.

"One, it is the only one in the UN that is conducted without any time frame. Two, it is also singular in being negotiated without any text. And three, there is no record keeping that allows progress to be recognized and carried forward.

"Not just that. There are actually suggestions that negotiations start only when consensus has been achieved. Surely, we cannot have a more extreme case of putting the cart before the horse," he said.

Mr Jaishankar voiced concern that three decades since the formation of the Open Ended Working Group on UNSC Reforms, "we have nothing to show for precisely these reasons. This is creating an intense sense of frustration among the wider membership. Attempts to propose piece-meal changes will not be accepted by them as an alternative." He said the UNSC debate and its outcome will not only help determine what kind of "United Nations we wish to see, but also what kind of global order that best reflects contemporary realities."

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India is covering up the true extent of border clashes with China to avoid panicking the public, senior Indian Army sources have told The Telegraph.

Several incidents are taking place in the northern state of Arunachal Pradesh every month, the sources said, with soldiers from the two nuclear-armed countries sometimes engaging in violent hand-to-hand combat, often using clubs and other homemade melee weapons.

China seized Arunachal Pradesh during a war with India in 1962 and returned it as part of a peace deal, but Beijing has maintained its claim over the territory ever since. In recent years, Delhi has accused China of stepping up aggression along the border and attempting to gradually seize strategically important territory.

A clash on December 9 in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district, in which at least 20 Indian soldiers were injured, was widely reported. But Indian Army sources said such incidents are commonplace.

“Face-offs with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have become a common feature along the border in Arunachal Pradesh, particularly in the Yangtse area,” said a senior Indian Army officer. “They have happened on average two or three times a month, recently, and the incursions have increased in frequency over the last two years.”

The Indian Army followed protocol when they encountered Chinese troops, unfurling banners with messages in mandarin urging them to fall back, although the requests were often ignored, the officer said.

“Sometimes it’s peaceful and sometimes they resist, triggering clashes. Sometimes we have to use stones and rods to push them back,” said the officer.

India’s border forces are under strict instructions to keep quiet about the regular clashes between Indian and Chinese troops.

“We get directions from the top not to discuss these incidents and the reason seems to be political. It seems the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants to play down the crisis with China,” said the officer.

India’s next general election is scheduled for 2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to win a landslide victory but much of his popularity rests on his image as a strongman who can defend India against China and Pakistan.

“Sometimes it’s important to hold back information because rushing out with information complicates the subsequent negotiations,” said General Deependra Singh Hooda, the former General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Army's Northern Command.

“However, the Indian government should be transparent with the situation on the LAC.”

Beijing and Delhi share a 2,100 mile long border known as the Line of Actual Control (LAC), which is poorly marked and troops or civilians from either side can easily stray across it without realising.

In 2021, China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Zhao Lijian, said Arunachal Pradesh had been part of China “since ancient times” and claimed the territory was part of South Tibet.

Chinese control of Arunachal Pradesh would allow Beijing to encircle Bhutan and also isolate India’s northeastern states.

In June 2020, PLA troops seized over 20 square miles of Indian land in the union territory of Ladakh, which lies in western India and borders China, killing at least 20 Indian soldiers in the process in brutal hand-to-hand combat, armed with clubs and rocks.

In Arunachal Pradesh, Chinese efforts have been more subtle. Beijing is allegedly sending nomadic Chinese herdsmen into Arunachal Pradesh, who have migrated peacefully across the two countries’ border for generations, in search of grazing land for their livestock.

But, the herdsmen are now being told to settle inside Indian territory and construct permanent structures, like stables, where they are then joined by PLA troops under the premise of protection, thus shifting the border.

“They employ different methods to occupy our land. Sometimes they send their herdsmen deep into our territory who create makeshift shelters for themselves. Subsequently, the PLA lays claim on the territory,” said another Indian officer.

“Also, the PLA comes during the night and lays stones on our land. During the day patrolling they gather stones to give them the shape of a wall to lay claim on our territory.”

In November 2021, the Pentagon confirmed the existence of two Chinese-built villages inside Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh.

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'China Gained A Lot Over Time Using Salami Slicing Tactic': Ex-Army Chief

Former Indian Army chief General MM Naravane has said that China's attempts to change the status quo on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) by resorting to "salami slicing" tactics have led to a "more assertive" response from the Indian Army,

In a podcast with Smita Prakash, editor-in-chief of ANI, Gen Naravane said that the Chinese army has been trying to alter the status quo along the LAC in very "small incremental steps" and over a period of time, Beijing has gained a lot.

The former Indian Army chief's remarks come in the wake of the December 9 face-off of the Chinese army with Indian troops in the Yangtse area of the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh on December 9, in which the Chinese were pushed back by the Indian Army.

"China has been trying to alter the status quo along the LAC for many years, decades in fact, and they have been doing this in very small incremental steps which by themselves do not look very dangerous. They look quite innocuous. What we call salami slicing, coming up one inch at a time. But in the bargain over a period of time, they have gained a lot. This is the tactics they have adopted and were continuing to do," Gen Naravane said.

"There was a time to say this much and no further. So that is what actually happened as they kept trying to probe especially north of the Pangong Tso (lake in Ladakh). They come time and again and then they want to make it a historical fact that we have been coming here. They tried to alter the status quo as it is existing," he added.

The ex-Indian Army Chief said that casualties suffered by the Chinese Army during the Galwan clash in June 2020 were the first time they got "jhatka" amid China resorting to "encroaching" territory of its neighbors over the past two decades and its territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

General Naravane recalled former Defence Minister George Fernandes' remarks about China being threat "number one" and said people have now become more cognizant of it.

Following the actions of the Chinese Army, Indian and Chinese troops clashed violently in Galwan in eastern Ladakh in June 2020 in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. The Chinese have admitted four casualties but the numbers are believed to be significantly higher.

Asked if India delayed its action to counter China's gradual encroachment moves, Gen Naravane said, "Yes. Maybe it happened over a period of time. Things came ahead in 2020 (during Galwan clash)."

He indicated that India's response to Chinese aggression in the Galwan Valley showed to the world that it is possible to take on "neighbourhood bullying".

Asked about if India's retaliation to China during the Galwan clash diminished Beijing's stature at the global stage, General Naravane said, "Not only the PLA, it diminished the stature of China as a country in the global eyes. After this clash occurred and we showed that it is possible to stand up to China who tries to bully its smaller neighbours."

"Once we did that...I think it is from Canada to Lithuania and Europe to the Philippines, everyone actually got that feeling that yes...if you are fighting for what is correct and if your principle stands, it is possible to take a stand even against China. And we do not have always to be cowed down by the might they try to project. India as a country showed to the world that it's possible to take on neighborhood bullying. We showed, it can be done," the former Army chief said.

Gen Naravane said it is better to have a stable and peaceful border rather than continuing to have "small incidents" every now and then, which becomes a setback to overall relations.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday informed both houses of Parliament that China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops had tried to transgress the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Yangtse area of Arunachal Pradesh Tawang Sector on December 9 and unilaterally change the status quo but they went back to their locations due to the timely intervention of Indian military commanders.

Giving similar statements in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, the Defence Minister assured that "our forces are committed to protecting our territorial integrity and will continue to thwart any attempt made on it".

He further said "the scuffle led to injuries to a few personnel on both sides", and clarified that "there are no fatalities or serious casualties on our side".

The clash near Yangtse along the LAC in the sensitive sector took place amid the over 30-month border standoff between the two sides in eastern Ladakh.

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India "Firmly In Control" Of Border: Eastern Army Commander On China Clash

Border areas along the country's northern frontier are “stable” and Indian Armed forces remain “firmly in control”, Eastern Army commander Lt General RP Kalita Friday said.

Lt Gen Kalita's assertion comes a week after Indian and Chinese soldiers clashed at the border area of Yangtse, to the north east of the monastery town of Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, which had been invaded by China's PLA in 1962.

Stating that there are different perceptions of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) by the Indian Army and China's People's Liberation Army at several points, he said that eight of these areas are acknowledged by both sides.

He said that the PLA transgressed in one of these areas in the Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh, which was "very firmly contested" by Indian forces on ground.

"Presently, would like to assure everybody that the border areas along the northern frontier are stable and we are firmly in control," General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Eastern Command, Lt General Kalita said.

Maintaining that there were some minor injuries to soldiers of both sides, he said that local commanders were able to resolve the issue by carrying out negotiations resorting to existing protocols.

"It led to some amount of physical violence, but it was contained at the local level resorting to existing bilateral mechanisms and protocols," the Eastern Army commander said.

He said that this was followed by flag meeting at the delegation level at Bumla, wherein the issue was resolved further.

To a question whether there was any incursion by China or any land in Arunachal was being held by India's northern neighbour, the Army commander said “the short answer is no.”

The officer was speaking to reporters after a solemn wreath ceremony at Fort William, the Eastern Command headquarters here, on the 51st Vijay Diwas marking the victory over Pakistan by Indian armed forces and Mukti Bahini leading to the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971.

He commander said that as military men, the Armed forces are always prepared to safeguard the nation, "whether in peace or in conflict", asserting that primary task of the defence forces is to ensure territorial integrity of the country against any external or internal threat.

"We are prepared for all eventualities and all contingencies," he said.

Pointing to building of new roads, railway tracks, airports and communication lines, Lt Gen Kalita said that in the last 10-15 years there has been a huge focus on infrastructure development, particularly in the border areas, which is definitely going to enhance the Indian Armed forces' operational capabilities.

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"Be It Galwan Or Tawang": Rajnath Singh Praises Forces Over China Clashes

The bravery and valour displayed by the Indian armed forces during the Galwan valley clash and a recent face-off in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh are commendable and any amount of praise for them is not enough, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday.

In an address at industry chamber FICCI, Mr Singh also took an indirect dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for "doubting" the government's handling of the border row with China.

"Any amount of praise is not enough for the armed forces for the way they displayed bravery and valour, be it in Galwan or Tawang," Mr Singh said.

"We have never questioned the intention of any leader in the opposition, we have only debated on the basis of policies. Politics should be based on truth. Politics cannot be done on the basis of falsehood for a long time. The process of taking the society towards the right path is called 'rajniti' (politics). I do not understand the reason behind doubting anyone's intention always," the minister said.

Mr Singh said India's stature has increased significantly on the world stage under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.

Now, India is working on setting the agenda on the world stage, he said.

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Army Won't Let China Change Status Quo Along LAC Unilaterally: S Jaishankar

Indian Army will not let China change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) "unilaterally" and its current deployment along the frontier was not seen before, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said today, rejecting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's criticism of the government's handling of the border row.

Mr Jaishankar said the deployment of the Army was made on the orders of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Army did not go to the frontier region because Gandhi asked them for it.

"Today we have a deployment of the Indian Army on the China border that we have never had. It is done in order to counter Chinese deployment which was scaled up massively since 2020," he said.

He was replying to a question during India Today's India-Japan conclave.

"If we were in denial then how is the Army out there? The Army did not go there because Rahul Gandhi asked them to go. Army went there because the prime minister of India ordered them to go," Mr Jaishankar said, replying to Gandhi's allegations that the government was hiding the fact that China took Indian territory along the LAC.

The Indian and Chinese troops were engaged in a fresh clash in Yangtse area of Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang sector on December 9.

The incident came amid the over 30-month border standoff in eastern Ladakh.

"People will say things; they may not be credible, they may sometimes contradict their own positions, their own behaviour. All that could happen. But the fact is what is finally the proof of the pudding. The proof of the pudding is that the Indian Army is deployed today to counter any attempt to unilaterally change the LAC," he said.

The external affairs minister said it is the commitment of the Indian Army to not let China change the LAC unilaterally.

"I am saying that it is the obligation of the Indian state and that is the duty and commitment of the Indian military that we will not let any country, and in this case China, change the LAC unilaterally," he said.

"I think it is fairly obvious and most people in the country see that. You can make your polemical points. I think people will treat it as politics," he added.

Asked about Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's criticism of the government for increasing trade volume with China notwithstanding the border row, he said that India continues to import from that country because there was no adequate focus on the manufacturing sector.

Mr Jaishankar said not much attention was given to the MSME sector and building supply chains as well after India opened up its economy in 1991.

"When somebody says why imports are coming out of China, there are imports coming out of China because for 30 years, you did not give your industry the kind of support and protection you should have," Jaishankar said.

"It is only now in recent years that you have started to do it. Now you cannot reverse in five or 10 years what you have done in 30 years," he said.

Speaking at the conclave, Mr Jaishankar made 12 points about India-Japan ties and said the two countries have a "positive history" that will be an asset in the coming times.

He said Japan is perceived in India as a model of harmonising modernity and tradition, adding there is a strong national consensus in India on developing ties with that country.

"Traditionally, this was an economic relationship. In the past, global strategy had little impact on India-Japan ties," he said.

"Businesses have long had a footprint in each other's economy. But, this did not become a deep one. Japan started approaching India with a strategic outlook under former PM Shinzo Abe," he said.

Mr Jaishankar said Japan has been a catalyst of "change" and referred to Maruti bringing a lifestyle shift and Metro networks, an urbanization experience. "Bullet Train will have major consequences," he said.

Japan has been significantly supporting the Delhi Metro network.

"Our strategic compulsions are much stronger today as we are united to secure a multipolar Asia. And to ensure that Asian diversity is reflected in its power structure," the minister said.

He noted that the maritime convergence between India and Japan is particularly strong and will grow in the years ahead.

"The energy of the Quad will charge up our bilateral ties and reinforce them for mutual benefit," he said, adding the big question is whether Japan will see India's growth as a strategic goal.

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Exclusive: China War-Gamed Arunachal With Drones, Jets After Tawang Clash

High-resolution satellite imagery accessed by NDTV within days of the clashes in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, indicates that Beijing has positioned large numbers of drones and fighter aircraft at major Tibetan airbases, which are ranged against India's northeast.

The images from Maxar come as the Indian Air Force maintains combat air patrols over the skies of Arunachal Pradesh because of increased Chinese air activity. In the last few weeks, the Air Force has also scrambled its fighter jets on at least two occasions after detecting Chinese aircraft that threatened to breach Indian airspace over Arunachal.

An image from China's Bangda Airbase, which lies just 150 km northeast of the Arunachal Pradesh boundary, shows the presence of a state-of-the-art WZ-7 'Soaring Dragon' drone. Officially unveiled for the first time in 2021, the Soaring Dragon, which can fly non-stop for upto 10 hours, is designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions and may be able to transmit data to enable cruise missiles to strike targets on the ground.

India operates no drone of this class.

''Their induction and operational use indicates that an active and fully functional networked environment has been put in place to support missions over Aksai Chin and around the McMahon line in the Northeast Indian region,'' says Sameer Joshi, a former IAF fighter pilot whose company NewSpace is working closely with Hindustan Aeronautics to develop a new generation of drones for India's armed forces. In other words, Chinese drones are part of an integrated system that enables their Air Force to accurately monitor Indian ground positions on a real-time basis. These positions can then be targeted by other drones or fighter aircraft with missiles and other weapons.

The December 14 images of Bangda Airbase also show two Flanker-type fighter jets on the flight-line. These are made-in-China variants of the Russian-designed Su-30MKI fighter operated by the Indian Air Force.

''The platforms observed in the satellite imagery along with other recent reports highlight a wide range of long-endurance platforms China can use to fatigue, engage and monitor Indian movements in conflict zones,'' says Sim Tack, a leading Military Analyst with Force Analysis who has closely tracked the development of Chinese military assets in the Tibet region, particularly after the Doklam stand-off of 2017. ''The improvement of China's air combat capability in this region will definitely have a major impact on India's Air Force and how it positions itself for the future threat.''

The images of Bangda coincide with major Indian Air Force exercises over Arunachal Pradesh last week and indicate an effort by the Chinese to monitor the wargames, assess IAF tactics and detect Indian radar and electronic emissions, valuable data that can be used to counter the IAF in the event of an actual conflict.

The heightened Chinese military aviation activity comes amidst violent physical skirmishes in the Yangtse region (Tawang sector) of Arunachal Pradesh where Indian Army troops fought Chinese soldiers on December 9 to repulse a Chinese effort at capturing a high-altitude post. In a statement in parliament, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh referred to this as a Chinese bid to ''unilaterally change the status quo'' of the Line of Actual Control, in other words, slice into Indian territory. Soldiers of both sides were injured in the clashes though the exact numbers are unclear.

China's upgrade of its air bases and aviation assets, including fighters, transports, drones, electronic warfare and reconnaissance assets since the border tension with India began in 2020 has been staggering by any definition. Since then, there has been a massive development of ground-based air defences in Tibet, heliports, fortifications with the construction of rail lines to support the infrastructure push.

''Over the last few years, we have been tracking China's airpower expansion along its border with India, watching air bases be expanded and renovated along with the construction of new airports and heliports,'' says Damien Symon, a widely published imagery analyst with Intel lab who has documented the growth of China's military and associated infrastructure along its frontier with India. ''This development has accelerated to an unprecedented level in the past years, creating new supply routes and enhancing connectivity for Chinese forces across Tibet and Eastern Ladakh.''

The images in this report showcase the development of three key air bases - Bangda (150 kms from the Arunachal boundary), Lhasa (260 kms from the boundary) and Shigatse (150 kms from the Sikkim border). At Lhasa, there is clear evidence of ongoing expansion activity, including the construction of a second runway.

''With an increase in quantity, as well as quality of combat aircraft, airfields and the tight integration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), the Chinese Air Force is clawing back at the advantage which the IAF has enjoyed over the years towards operations over Tibet," says Sameer Joshi.

India operates major airbases in the plains of Assam and Bengal including Tezpur, Missamari, Jorhat, Hashimara and Bagdogra. For decades, Indian fighters operating from these bases had an advantage over Chinese fighters since they could take off with a full complement of missiles, bombs and fuel unlike Chinese jets which faced severe weight restrictions at take-off because of the high altitude of the Tibetan airbases from where they operate. There was a sense that IAF fighters would be better armed and would fly longer than Chinese aircraft if they entered into combat.

That advantage may be fading fast because of China's upgrade of its entire air defence system in Tibet. China's "deep integration of combat aircraft and UAVs [Unmanned Aerial Vehicles] along with layered Surface-to-Air Missile systems around core airfields like Ngari Gunsa, Shigatse, Lhasa and Bangda mitigates the terrain disadvantage which the PLAAF [People's Liberation Army Air Force] has faced in the past,'' says Mr Joshi. New generation combat jets like the J-10C, J-11D and J-15 based in upgraded Chinese airbases with longer runways and supported by Airborne Warning and Control (AWACS) aircraft will increasingly be able to ''undertake offensive sweeps in likely ingress corridors for IAF strike packages.'' That means Chinese fighter formations operating out of Tibet are more likely now to intercept Indian Air Force jets than they have ever been in the past.

The Indian Air Force, which received the last of 36 Rafale fighters it contracted from France just last week, has repeatedly warned of its falling squadron strength with obsolete aircraft such as the MiG-21 being progressively retired. The IAF, which has a sanctioned strength of 42 squadrons (approximately 18 aircraft per squadron), presently operates just 32 squadrons, well short of its requirements. Given the present pace of orders and inductions, it is unlikely the IAF will be close to meeting its requirements even a decade from now.

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China is not being so aggressive without reason. They have a long term plan unknown to India.The Chinese positioning drone and fighter jets is not without reason.
 
India, China Agree To Maintain Security, Stability On LAC In Western Sector

India and China held the 17th round of Corps Commander Level Meeting at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side on December 20 and agreed to maintain the security and stability on the ground in the Western Sector.

"In the interim, the two sides agreed to maintain the security and stability on the ground in the Western Sector," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.

The MEA 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.

"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," the ministry added.

The two sides 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 the restoration of peace and tranquility along the LAC in the Western Sector and enable progress in bilateral relations.

The 17th round of the Corps Commander Level Meeting comes after the recent border clash in the Yangtse area of the Tawang sector. On December 9, PLA troops tried to transgress LAC in the Yangtse area of the Tawang sector and unilaterally change the status quo.

Delivering a statement in Parliament on the incident, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed both Houses that the Chinese attempt was contested by Indian troops in a firm and resolute manner.

The ensuing face-off led to a physical scuffle in which the Indian Army bravely prevented the PLA from transgressing into our territory and compelled them to return to their posts.

The scuffle led to injuries to a few personnel on both the sides. He informed both Houses that there were no fatalities or serious casualties on Indian side.

Due to the timely intervention of Indian military commanders, PLA soldiers went back to their locations. As a follow-up of the incident, the local Commander in the area held a Flag Meeting with his counterpart on December 11 to discuss the issue in accordance with established mechanisms.

The Chinese side was asked to refrain from such actions and maintain peace and tranquility along the border. The Defence Minister also said that the issue was also taken up with the Chinese side through diplomatic channels.

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China's Incursions Across LAC A Long-Term Strategy With No Endgame: Report

The incremental incursions across the LAC and subsequent calls for talks suggest a long-term strategy by China with no clear endgame, according to a report in Newsweek.

"The long-running border dispute between India and China is partly informed by China's anxiety about political instability in Xinjiang and Tibet where Beijing has spent over a decade systemically cracking down on religious freedoms and sentiments of self-determination," the report added.

The repression has worsened with technological advancement which gives access to facial recognition software, vast databases of biometric data and enables widespread surveillance.

Galwan Valley and Pangong Lake in the west of the LAC, have hosted flashpoints in recent years. In the east in Tawang, the site of the latest stand-off, there are discussions about Buddhist holy sites whose control can have implications for China's authority over Tibet and its next spiritual leader.

Vijay Gokhale, India's former foreign secretary in a recent paper, argued that Beijing's policy throughout the Cold War was to detach India from other great powers, first the United States, then the Soviet Union.

"It's now once again seeking to reduce risk to its security by keeping India nonaligned and to reduce India's threat to its periphery," Vijay Gokhale wrote in the report for Carnegie India, the New Delhi-based center of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace think tank, Newsweek reported.

Sana Hashmi, a postdoctoral fellow at the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation think tank in Taipei said: "China used to think that India was the only country in the South Asian region that could contain China, so it presented a two-front threat to India."

"China has gone for boundary dispute resolutions with countries that were less friendly than India. But with India, it's in its interest to keep the dispute alive," Sana Hashmi told Newsweek.

According to Sana Hashmi, resolving the poorly demarcated border was "a matter of intent". "I think this is one realization that has changed India's policy. Now India is definitely sure of the fact that China doesn't want to resolve the dispute," she said.

Recently, India and China held the 17th Round of Corps Commander Level Meeting at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side on December 20 and agreed to maintain security and stability on the ground in the Western Sector.

"In the interim, the two sides agreed to maintain the security and stability on the ground in the Western Sector," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.

The MEA 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.

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"We Stand Ready...": China On Ties With India Weeks After Troops Clashed

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, on Sunday, said that China is ready to work with India through steady and sound growth of the relations, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry website.

While addressing the reporters on China's relations with India, Wang said, "China and India have maintained communication through the diplomatic and military-to-military channels, and both countries are committed to upholding stability in the border areas. We stand ready to work with India in the direction toward steady and sound growth of China-India relations."

This statement came in the backdrop of the December 9 faceoff between the Indian and Chinese soldiers in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang sector.

After the clash, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a statement said that India and China held the 17th round of Corps Commander Level Meeting at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side on December 20 and agreed to maintain the security and stability on the ground in the Western Sector.

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Hearing from various media sources that Xi Jong Pong is under a lot of pressure as the zero covid tactic has back fired and ppl are rebelling. He needs a distraction and spread nationalism to unite his citizens hence causing the border issue with India.

China is in trouble, they have too many enemies and only 1 meaningful friend in Russia who is also close with the Indians..
 
Hearing from various media sources that Xi Jong Pong is under a lot of pressure as the zero covid tactic has back fired and ppl are rebelling. He needs a distraction and spread nationalism to unite his citizens hence causing the border issue with India.

China is in trouble, they have too many enemies and only 1 meaningful friend in Russia who is also close with the Indians..

Jong Pong? Disrespectful, racist, and crass.

Imagine someone calling Modi "Narendra Gomutra Modi". I don't think you will like it much.
 
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New Delhi deploying missiles on two borders, claims report

India plans to deploy 120 tactical missiles on its uneasy borders with China and Pakistan, a news agency said on Monday.

However, experts say the announcement is more likely a response to domestic opposition that has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being weak-kneed before alleged Chinese aggression.

The government has refused to hold a debate on the issue in parliament.

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Totally agree with Rahul that India will soon be facing a joint war versus Pak and China. I expect this to take place in 2023 and 2024. Of course Indian Modi bakhts don't want to hear any off this. they would rather remain in denial as it is better that way. China is not showing such aggression just to go back then there is Asim Munir too our current chief who has a different stance vis-a-vis India.
 
India has lost access to 26 of 65 patrolling points in Eastern Ladakh, a report by a senior police officer in the union territory has said, in a worrying new disclosure amid the country's standoff with China at various flashpoints along their tottery 3,500-km frontier.

"Presently there are 65 PPs (Patrolling Points) starting from Karakoram pass to Chumur which are to be patrolled regularly by the ISFs (Indian Security Forces). Out of 65 PPs, our presence is lost in 26 PPs (i.e. PP no. 5-17, 24-32, 37, due to restrictive or no patrolling by the ISFs," PD Nitya, the Superintendent of Police of Leh, Ladakh's main city, wrote according to the research paper accessed by NDTV.

The report was filed at last week's annual conference of the country's top police officers in Delhi, attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

"Later on, China forces us to accept the fact that as such areas have not seen the presence of ISFs or civilians since long, the Chinese were present in these areas. This leads to a shift in the border under control of ISFs towards Indian side and a "buffer zone" is created in all such pockets which ultimately leads to loss of control over these areas by India. This tactic of PLA (China's People's Liberation Army) to grab land inch-by-inch is known as 'Salami slicing'," it said.

"PLA has taken advantage of the buffer areas in the de-escalation talks by placing their best of cameras on the highest peaks and monitoring the movement of our forces... they object our movement even in the buffer zone, claiming it to be 'their' area of operation and then further ask us to move back to create more 'buffer' areas," the officer wrote.

She said this Chinese strategy was seen in Galwan Valley, the site of a deadly clash in 2020 when 20 Indian troops and at least four Chinese soldiers died in hand-to-hand fighting.

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Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang has suggested that India place the ongoing border dispute between the two neighbours in “an appropriate place in bilateral relations”, in what is seen as Beijing’s efforts to move beyond the border standoff.

Mr Qin held a meeting with Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar for the first time since taking office in December 2022 on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Delhi on Thursday.

His statement on the bilateral meeting came after Mr Jaishankar said he discussed an “abnormal” state of ties between and the need to bring peace and tranquility to the border areas.

"There are real problems in that relationship that need to be looked at, that need to be discussed very openly and candidly between us. That’s what we sought to do today," Mr Jaishankar told reporters.

India and China are locked in a bitter border dispute in the remote Himalayas in the Ladakh region. The relationships deteriorated in 2020 when a number of Indian and Chinese soldiers clashed along the Line of Actual Control, leaving 20 Indian and at least four Peoples Liberation Army’s soldiers killed.

The skirmish turned into a long-running standoff in the rugged mountainous area, where each side has stationed tens of thousands of military personnel backed by artillery, tanks and fighter jets.

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India says situation with China fragile, dangerous in the Himalayan front
At least 24 soldiers were killed when the two sides clashed in the region in mid-2020

The situation between India and China in the western Himalayan region of Ladakh is fragile and dangerous, with military forces deployed very close to each other in some parts, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday.

At least 24 soldiers were killed when the two sides clashed in the region in mid-2020, but the situation has been calmed through rounds of diplomatic and military talks.

Violence erupted in the eastern sector of the undemarcated border between the nuclear-armed Asia giants in December but did not result in any deaths.

"The situation to my mind still remains very fragile because there are places where our deployments are very close up and in military assessment therefore quite dangerous," Jaishankar said at an India Today conclave.

India-China relations cannot go back to normal, he said, until the border row is resolved in line with the September 2020 in-principle agreement he reached with his Chinese counterpart.

"The Chinese have to deliver on what was agreed to, and they have struggled with that."

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Totally agree with Rahul that India will soon be facing a joint war versus Pak and China. I expect this to take place in 2023 and 2024. Of course Indian Modi bakhts don't want to hear any off this. they would rather remain in denial as it is better that way. China is not showing such aggression just to go back then there is Asim Munir too our current chief who has a different stance vis-a-vis India.

lol

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Awwww Raul Puppu.
 
"Invented Names": India Rejects China 'Renaming' Places In Arunachal
The list of names released by China includes five mountain peaks, two land areas, two residential areas, and two rivers.

'Invented Names': India Rejects China 'Renaming' Places In Arunachal
The move is seen as part of China's efforts to reemphasize its claim over the state. (File)


Guwahati: India rejected China renaming 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh and asserted that the state has "been" and will "always be" an integral part of India.
China yesterday has released a set of new names for 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh as part of its efforts to reemphasize its claim over the state. This is the third time that China has 'renamed' places in Arunachal Pradesh, which it calls "Zangnan, the southern part of Tibet".

The list of names released by China includes five mountain peaks, two land areas, two residential areas, and two rivers.

The first two such lists were released in 2018 and 2021. China issued a list of six names in 2017, while in 2021 it 'renamed' 15 places in Arunachal Pradesh.

New Delhi issued a statement and said that China was inventing names which would not alter reality.

"We have seen such reports. This is not the first time China has made such an attempt. We reject this outright.." External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said.

"Arunachal Pradesh is, has been, and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India. Attempts to assign invented names will not alter this reality," he said.

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India has reacted sharply to China's attempts to rename places in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh and said it "outright rejects" the move.

The state has been and will always be an "integral and inalienable part of India," foreign ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Tuesday.

His comments came after reports said that China had renamed 11 places along a disputed Himalayan border region in the state.

Beijing has not yet commented.

China and India share a disputed 3,440km (2,100 mile) long de facto border - called the Line of Actual Control, or LAC - which is poorly demarcated. The presence of rivers, lakes and snowcaps means the line can shift.

China continues to stake claim on the whole of Arunachal Pradesh, calling it "South Tibet".

The soldiers on either side - representing two of the world's largest armies - come face to face at many points, the last time being in December when Indian and Chinese troops clashed along the border in the town of Tawang.

This is also not the first time that Beijing has renamed places in the state, triggering angry reactions from India.

The latest tensions began after the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs on 1 April announced that it had "standardised some geographical names in southern Tibet".

This included mountain peaks, residential areas, rivers and a town close to the state's capital Itanagar.

India said Beijing could not alter the status of places in the north-eastern state.

"This is not first time China has made such an attempt. We reject this outright," Mr Bagchi said in a statement.

"Arunachal Pradesh is an integral, inalienable part of India. And attempts to assign invented names will not alter this reality," he added.

Beijing first sought to rename six districts in Arunachal Pradesh in 2017 in a move that was seen as "retaliation" for a visit by the Dalai Lama. The Tibetan spiritual leader had visited the region earlier that year in April.

It released a second list in December last year, this time renaming 15 places in the region. India reacted strongly and said it rejected the changes.

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Totally agree with Rahul that India will soon be facing a joint war versus Pak and China. I expect this to take place in 2023 and 2024. Of course Indian Modi bakhts don't want to hear any off this. they would rather remain in denial as it is better that way. China is not showing such aggression just to go back then there is Asim Munir too our current chief who has a different stance vis-a-vis India.

With all that inflation and debt, can Pakistan afford a war at this point? :inti
 
BEIJING (Reuters) -China firmly opposes a visit by India's home minister to Arunachal Pradesh and views his activities in the area as violating Beijing's territorial sovereignty, a foreign ministry spokesperson told a news briefing on Monday.

China has renamed some places in what India regards as its eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, which China claims as part of its territory.

"Zangnan is China's territory," spokesperson Wang Wenbin said in response to a question on the visit by Indian Home Minister Amit Shah.

"The Indian official's visit to Zangnan violates China's territorial sovereignty, and is not conducive to the peace and tranquility of the border situation."

China and India have had several skirmishes over the disputed border and clashes in mountainous regions in recent years have seriously strained ties.
 
India's powerful home minister on Monday visited a Himalayan frontier state that China claims as part of its territory to launch a 48 billion rupee ($585 million) development scheme he said would add to the security of the unmarked border.

Home Minister Amit Shah said the programme, which will cover nearly 3,000 villages in four states and one federally administered territory on the Chinese frontier, was aimed at helping reverse migration out of border areas.

Shah added during Monday's visit to Arunachal Pradesh that Indian troops, who have long been deployed in the region, were making sure no one eyed its borders or encroached on its land.

His comments came hours after Beijing said it firmly opposed his planned visit to the eastern state and viewed his activities in the area as violating China's territorial sovereignty.

Arunachal Pradesh has become a new flashpoint between New Delhi and Beijing, whose relations have been strained since bloody clashes between their armies elsewhere in the western Himalayas in 2020 in which 24 soldiers were killed.

In December last year, troops from the two sides engaged in scuffles in the state's Tawang sector, and last week India rejected the renaming by China of 11 places, including five mountains, in Arunachal Pradesh.

A map released last week showed the 11 places renamed by China as being within "Zangnan", or southern Tibet in Chinese, with Arunachal Pradesh included in southern Tibet.

Shah, a close confidant of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and considered the second most powerful leader in the government, said Indians in the hinterland were able to sleep in peace because of the "bravery and sacrifices" of the troops on the border.

"They have ensured that no one can eye our borders," Shah told a public meeting in Kibithoo, a border village in the Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh, one of India's last inhabited settlements just miles from the Chinese frontier.

"Today we proudly say, gone are the days when anyone could encroach on our territory," Shah said, speaking in Hindi and without naming China.

India and China fought a short but bloody war in 1962, and Kibithoo was among the first to be overrun by Chinese forces.

Shah said there was a worry 10 years ago that the village was emptying, but that the 'Vibrant Villages Programme' he launched on Monday would provide facilities such as banking, power, cooking gas, jobs, physical and digital connectivity to what he called "the first village of India".

Since coming to power in 2014, the Modi government has pumped millions of dollars to boost military and civilian infrastructure along its 3,800-km frontier with China which, analysts say, has riled Beijing.

"Zangnan is China's territory," Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said earlier on Monday in response to a question on Shah's visit.

"The Indian official's visit to Zangnan violates China's territorial sovereignty, and is not conducive to the peace and tranquility of the border situation."

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Peace and tranquillity on the border with China is essential for normal ties with the country, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday.

Ties between the nuclear-armed Asian giants have deteriorated since mid-2020, when Chinese and Indian troops clashed on their disputed Himalayan frontier and 24 people were killed.

India-China relations can only develop based on mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interests, Modi said in an interview to Japanese news agency Nikkei Asia, ahead of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, which he is scheduled to attend.
 
In Ladakh to pay tribute to his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's 79th birth anniversary, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hit out at the Centre, saying that its claim that not an inch of Indian land was taken by China's People Liberation Army (PLA) troops "is not true".

The Congress MP claimed the locals, too, contend that Indian territory was intruded upon and taken by the Chinese troops, adding that it was a matter of concern.

Speaking to reporters after paying floral tributes to a framed photograph of the former PM by a gleaming Pangong Tso lake on an overcast Sunday morning, the Congress leader said, "The locals here are concerned about China taking our land. They have said that the Chinese troops took away their grazing land. However, the PM says not an inch of land was taken away. This is not true, you can ask anyone here," said Rahul Gandhi.

Mr Gandhi also raised questions over the Union territory status given to Ladakh after the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories following the abrogation of Article 370.

"There were so many complaints from the people of Ladakh, they are not happy with the status that has been given to them. They want more representation, and unemployment is also a concern. People are saying that the state should not be run by bureaucracy but by representatives of the people," the Congress MP added.

 
In a bid to press its claims over the un-demarcated borders with India, China is busy setting up ‘border settlement villages’ in many sensitive areas of the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

Multiple sources confirmed to this newspaper that these settlements (Xiaokang in Chinese) have focused on the Eastern Sector. While the number of such settlements is estimated at 628 villages in the Tibetan Autonomous Region, the focus has been towards Tawang (30 villages) and Tulung La (25).

From a strategic perspective, Tawang is the entry point to Arunachal Pradesh and the Northeast. Also, it has religious significance as far as the Tibetans are concerned. Tulung La holds significance as in 1975, the Chinese had ambushed 4 Assam Rifles troops. Such settlements have also been spotted in the sensitive area of Chumar (8 villages).



According to sources, construction is also taking place opposite West Bhutan and North Bhutan. This activity gained pace after the 19th Party Congress in October 2017, which was “intended to create a buffer and a means of surveillance and territorial claim”, said sources.

However, officials warn against treating these settlements as villages, as China will use them while pressing its claim over the areas. “We should call these Chinese border settlements in the un-demarcated areas and not Chinese villages,” said an official, adding: “If we call them Chinese villages now, after 10 years they will say even Indian media term these settlements Chinese villages.”

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China has officially released the 2023 edition of its “standard map,” which shows the state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin region as part of its territory.

The map released on August 28 shows Arunachal Pradesh which China claims as South Tibet and Aksai Chin occupied by it in the 1962 war as part of its territory. Taiwan and the disputed South China Sea are also included within the Chinese territory in the new map.

Meanwhile, 56-inch-chested Modi stands like a butler in front of Xi Jinping.


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Ladakh: The thousands of Indians protesting in freezing cold​


In India's high-altitude Ladakh region, thousands are protesting in sub-zero temperatures. In 2019, the government fulfilled their longstanding demand for a region separate from Indian-administered Kashmir. But since 2020, they have frequently taken to streets, accusing the government of "betrayal" and unkept promises. Srinagar-based freelance journalist Auqib Javeed reports on what's changed.

Ladakh, India's northern-most region, is a desert inhabited by 300,000 people from the Muslim and Buddhist communities. The Leh region is dominated by Buddhists while the Kargil region is inhabited by Shia Muslims.

For decades, the Buddhist community demanded a separate region for its people, while those in Kargil wanted to be integrated with the Muslim-majority region of India-administered Kashmir.

In 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government revoked Article 370 of the constitution which accorded special status to the former state of Jammu and Kashmir and gave it significant autonomy. The state was then divided into two parts - Ladakh, and Jammu and Kashmir - and both are federally administered territories.

A year later, Kargil and Leh districts joined hands and formed the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), aimed at addressing people's concerns. The civil society groups have held massive rallies against the federal government.

Earlier this week, shops closed and thousands took to the streets in Kargil to demand statehood. In Leh, protesters have planned a border march next week.

"We were demanding a separate territory with a legislature," says Chhering Dorjey Lakrook, a veteran Buddhist leader from Leh. "But we were granted only a federally governed territory."

For people in Ladakh, who depend primarily on agriculture, the move also sparked fears it would affect the region's culture and identity as it made it easier for those from outside the region to buy land in the area.

According to India's home ministry, as of 5 April 2023, no Indian company had invested in Ladakh in the past three years, nor had anyone from outside purchased any land.

But residents remain apprehensive about an influx like in Jammu and Kashmir where, data shows, 185 outsiders have bought land between 2020-22.

Their demands include statehood for Ladakh, jobs, protection of their land and resources, and a parliamentary seat each for Leh and Kargil districts.

They also want implementation of the Sixth Schedule, a constitutional provision that protects tribal populations and allows them to set up autonomous organisations that frame laws on land, health and agriculture. Nearly 97% of Ladakh's population is tribal.

"The Sixth Schedule was designed to protect the rights of indigenous and tribal groups," says Chhering Dorjey Lakrook, who until 2020 was president of the regional unit of India's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This, he adds, will save them from exploitation by industrialists.

The federal home ministry set up a committee to discuss these demands, but locals say there has been no progress.

Young people in the region are also concerned about not getting government jobs.

Padma Stanzin, who heads Ladakh Students' Environmental Action Forum (Leaf), says since 2019, not a single person has been recruited in a senior government role. "We fear our jobs will be taken over by outsiders," she adds.

Ladakh's BJP MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal did not respond to BBC's request for comments.

Ladakh holds significant geostrategic importance for India as it shares borders with both China and Pakistan, the two countries which strongly condemned India's decision to revoke Article 370.

While Indian-administered Kashmir witnessed a protracted armed uprising against Delhi's rule starting in late 1980s, the militancy never spread to Ladakh.

In the 1999 Kargil war with Pakistan, residents in Ladakh volunteered support by supplying food and other essentials to Indian soldiers.

Residents now wonder if they are paying the price for being "loyal".

"The spirit of that voluntarism will not remain if the government hurts the sentiments of the people," says Sonam Wangchuk, an engineer, innovator and climate activist, who has worked for years to address local community needs.

Mr Wangchuk, who gained fame after Bollywood star Aamir Khan played a character based on him in the 2009 blockbuster Three Idiots, is on a 21-day-long fast "to remind the government of its promises to safeguard Ladakh's environment and tribal indigenous culture".

People of Ladakh, he says, have offered support to Indian soldiers, including to personnel from the plains who have struggled to adapt to high altitude. "Any kind of disturbance will impact this spirit," he adds.

Experts say China and Pakistan would watch for any sign of "weakness" in the region.

"Unrest and discontent, especially if sustained, is something that Beijing and Islamabad could try to exploit," says Michael Kugelman, director of Washington-based think-tank South Asia Institute at the Wilson Centre.

Beijing didn't recognise the creation of Ladakh as a federally-governed territory in 2019. The region lies along the disputed 3,440km (2,100 mile)-long de facto border along the Himalayas - called the Line of Actual Control, or LAC - which is poorly demarcated.

Since 2020, tensions between India and China have been high after their forces clashed in the Galwan river valley in Ladakh, which left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead.

Following the clashes, both Delhi and Beijing increased troop movement and built massive military infrastructure along the LAC. China launched incursions in Ladakh, claiming over 1,000 sq km of India-claimed territory. India has repeatedly denied China's claim.

Incidents of Chinese soldiers entering Ladakh and restricting residents from grazing their herds have added to local grievances.

In January, a group of local herders clashed with Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers after they were prevented from taking their cattle to traditional grazing lands near the LAC.

Mr Kugelman argues that while India cannot afford an unstable Ladakh, it is also not possible to reverse the changes made in 2019.

Delhi's position has always been that the repeal of Article 370 and moves associated with it were final and would bring an end to any disputes and instability within the regions affected.

"Changing the status of Ladakh and giving it statehood would undermine that position and raise questions about the merits of making those moves back in 2019 and that's not the impression that Delhi would like to convey," he explains.

Praveen Donthi, a senior analyst for the International Crisis Group, a Delhi think-tank, says this is most likely why India refuses to extend powers to the local government in Ladakh.

"The LAC is unstable since the Galwan clash and the government probably would like to tread carefully," he says.

Ladakh residents, however, hope the strength of their unity - the joint action by the Muslim and Buddhist communities - will eventually force the authorities to address their grievances.

"Our unity will compel the government to hear us and address our demands," says Jigmat Paljor, a student-activist in Leh. "They can't ignore us for too long."

 
China, India hold 'candid, in-depth' talks on boundary issues but Jaishankar says 'won't compromise'

As China and India agreed to continue talks through diplomatic and military channels to resolve border issues at the latest border consultation in Beijing, India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said he will "never compromise on securing borders," a move analysts viewed as a trick to pass the buck to China over the dispute and try to gain more leverage to bargain with Beijing.

According to a release from the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday, China and India held the 29th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) on Wednesday in Beijing.

The two sides made positive comments on the progress made in bringing the border situation under control, had a "candid and in-depth" exchange of views on the next stage of work, agreeing to reach a mutually acceptable plan at an early date and push the border situation into a phase of regular control.

They agreed to continue to maintain communication through diplomatic and military channels, improve the negotiation and consultation mechanism, and agreed to strictly abide by the existing agreements and protocols, continue to consolidate the achievements of the previous efforts, and maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas.

Also on Wednesday, during his meeting with the Indian community in Malaysia, Jaishankar said, "My first duty to Indians is to secure the border. I can never compromise on that," according to India's NDTV.

Jaishankar claimed that "normalcy in bilateral ties with China will only be achieved based on the traditional deployment of troops and will be the prerequisite for the relationship with Beijing in the future."

Hu Zhiyong, a research fellow at the Institute of International Relations at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Thursday that Jaishankar's "tough words" were made with an eye on the upcoming election.

More importantly, the words and acts from the Indian diplomat were also likely aimed at passing the buck to China over the border standoff and worsening bilateral ties, Hu said, noting that China needs to be wary of India's tricks to "internationalize the border disputes."

False remarks over the Chinese territory of Zangnan by Indian politicians, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, were slammed by the Chinese Foreign Ministry as "absurd." Senior Colonel Wu Qian from China's Ministry of Defense on Thursday stressed that "It is an undeniable fact that Zangnan has been Chinese territory since ancient times, and there's no so-called Arunachal Pradesh."

Jaishankar expressed support for Manila over its South China Sea disputes with China during his recent meeting with his Philippine counterpart.

It's India that keeps provoking China and making trouble on the border issue in order to gain more leverage to bargain with China, Hu said.

"There is more about China-India bilateral relations than the border issue," Hu said, "But Indian politicians have tried to use the border issue to kidnap the bilateral relationship."

Earlier this month, data from the China General Administration of Customs showed that China's trade with India in the first two months of 2024 surged by 15.8 percent year-on-year, making it one of the fastest growth rates among China's trading partners.

Analysts believe that the current border situation is still generally under control, adding that China and India should further manage their differences in a practical manner and prevent a small case developing into a major one or even a military conflict.

"Both the Indian government and media should be careful in their words and actions, and respect basic historical facts on the territorial issue. Only in this way can China-India relations move forward in a healthy way and return to the normal track," Hu said.

China, which always seeks cooperation, does not want to make India an enemy, and India should not treat China as a "threat" and rival, said Hu.

 
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