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  • ‘Drooling over China and dismissive about India’: EAM Jaishankar slams Rahul

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday hit out at Rahul Gandhi for his feedback referring to China throughout his current go to to the UK, saying he’s troubled to see the Congress chief “drooling over” China whereas being dismissive about India.

    Jaishankar’s feedback in an interactive session on the India Today conclave got here days after Gandhi focused the External Affairs Minister and the federal government on their method to coping with challenges from China.

    Referring to feedback made on the conclave by US-based writer Michael Pillsbury, the minister stated “When Panda huggers tried to be China hawks, it does not fly.” In his remarks, Pillsbury had referred to some “Panda huggers” within the US.

    “I also, like many others, followed some of what Rahul Gandhi said when he was in the UK. Obviously, a lot of it is politics. I am putting that aside. There is a discount when it comes to politics,” he stated replying to a query.

    ALSO READ | ‘Quite harmful and really fragile’: EAM on China state of affairs 

    “I am troubled as a citizen of India when I see somebody drooling over China and being dismissive about India. And I would give you examples. He puts his description suo motu of China in that Cambridge talk,” Jaishankar stated.

    “You know what’s the word that comes to his mind when he talks of China, ‘harmony’. His one-word description of China is harmony; his one-word description of India is discord,” Jaishankar added.

    The exterior affairs minister, replying to a query, additionally cited Gandhi’s feedback referring to China’s manufacturing capabilities. “He talks admiringly of how China is the greatest manufacturer, nobody can…And yes China has done a tremendous job and nobody. But when it comes to manufacturing in India, he runs it down in every possible way,” Jaishankar stated.

    “He says ‘Make in India’ won’t work. I mean when you made Covaxin, the Congress party was saying Covaxin does not work. You can have objective assessments of the progress of other countries. There is nothing wrong with that. But in this current situation, to talk of a competitive relationship…,” the minister stated.

    ALSO READ | Not nationalism however cowardice: Rahul on Jaishankar’s China remarks

    Jaishankar additionally accused Gandhi of undermining India’s nationwide morale.

    “You are telling me I am scared, I am asking you why is somebody undermining national morale like this. It is not just the economy, let’s even look at security. He talks about connectivity, he speaks admiringly in the same talk about the Belt and Road Initiative,” he stated.

    “He compares Belt and Road with the Yellow river in China gushing forth…Guys the Belt and Road goes through PoK (Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir). It violates our national integrity and sovereignty. He does not have a word to say about that,” Jaishankar added.

    Gandhi’s current feedback at Cambridge University that Indian democracy is beneath assault and several other politicians, together with himself, are beneath surveillance, invited sharp reactions from the BJP which accused him of maligning the nation’s picture on international soil after dealing with successive electoral setbacks.

    “Everybody knows and it’s in the news a lot that Indian democracy is under pressure and under attack. The institutional framework which is required for a democracy: Parliament, a free press, the judiciary and just the idea of mobilisation, these are all getting constrained. We are facing an attack on the basic structure of Indian democracy,” Gandhi had stated.

    While talking on the “two divergent perspectives” of the US and China since World War II, the Congress chief stated that along with shedding manufacturing jobs, the US had change into much less open after the September 11, 2001, terror assaults. Meanwhile China, he stated, “idolises harmony” by means of organisation across the Chinese Communist Party.

    During his interplay with the Indian diaspora organised by the Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) UK chapter, Gandhi took a swipe at Jaishankar for his remarks on China throughout an interview.

    “If you notice the statement of the Foreign Minister, he said China is much more powerful than us. To think China is more powerful than us, how can I pick a fight with them? At the heart of the ideology is cowardice,” Gandhi had stated.

    At an India Insights occasion organised by the Indian Journalists’ Association (IJA), Gandhi expressed remorse that democratic elements of the world, together with the US and Europe, have failed to note {that a} “large chunk of democracy has come undone.”

    WATCH | Modi govt doesn’t perceive precise risk from China: Rahul

    NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday hit out at Rahul Gandhi for his feedback referring to China throughout his current go to to the UK, saying he’s troubled to see the Congress chief “drooling over” China whereas being dismissive about India.

    Jaishankar’s feedback in an interactive session on the India Today conclave got here days after Gandhi focused the External Affairs Minister and the federal government on their method to coping with challenges from China.

    Referring to feedback made on the conclave by US-based writer Michael Pillsbury, the minister stated “When Panda huggers tried to be China hawks, it does not fly.” In his remarks, Pillsbury had referred to some “Panda huggers” within the US.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “I also, like many others, followed some of what Rahul Gandhi said when he was in the UK. Obviously, a lot of it is politics. I am putting that aside. There is a discount when it comes to politics,” he stated replying to a query.

    ALSO READ | ‘Quite harmful and really fragile’: EAM on China state of affairs 

    “I am troubled as a citizen of India when I see somebody drooling over China and being dismissive about India. And I would give you examples. He puts his description suo motu of China in that Cambridge talk,” Jaishankar stated.

    “You know what’s the word that comes to his mind when he talks of China, ‘harmony’. His one-word description of China is harmony; his one-word description of India is discord,” Jaishankar added.

    The exterior affairs minister, replying to a query, additionally cited Gandhi’s feedback referring to China’s manufacturing capabilities. “He talks admiringly of how China is the greatest manufacturer, nobody can…And yes China has done a tremendous job and nobody. But when it comes to manufacturing in India, he runs it down in every possible way,” Jaishankar stated.

    “He says ‘Make in India’ won’t work. I mean when you made Covaxin, the Congress party was saying Covaxin does not work. You can have objective assessments of the progress of other countries. There is nothing wrong with that. But in this current situation, to talk of a competitive relationship…,” the minister stated.

    ALSO READ | Not nationalism however cowardice: Rahul on Jaishankar’s China remarks

    Jaishankar additionally accused Gandhi of undermining India’s nationwide morale.

    “You are telling me I am scared, I am asking you why is somebody undermining national morale like this. It is not just the economy, let’s even look at security. He talks about connectivity, he speaks admiringly in the same talk about the Belt and Road Initiative,” he stated.

    “He compares Belt and Road with the Yellow river in China gushing forth…Guys the Belt and Road goes through PoK (Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir). It violates our national integrity and sovereignty. He does not have a word to say about that,” Jaishankar added.

    Gandhi’s current feedback at Cambridge University that Indian democracy is beneath assault and several other politicians, together with himself, are beneath surveillance, invited sharp reactions from the BJP which accused him of maligning the nation’s picture on international soil after dealing with successive electoral setbacks.

    “Everybody knows and it’s in the news a lot that Indian democracy is under pressure and under attack. The institutional framework which is required for a democracy: Parliament, a free press, the judiciary and just the idea of mobilisation, these are all getting constrained. We are facing an attack on the basic structure of Indian democracy,” Gandhi had stated.

    While talking on the “two divergent perspectives” of the US and China since World War II, the Congress chief stated that along with shedding manufacturing jobs, the US had change into much less open after the September 11, 2001, terror assaults. Meanwhile China, he stated, “idolises harmony” by means of organisation across the Chinese Communist Party.

    During his interplay with the Indian diaspora organised by the Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) UK chapter, Gandhi took a swipe at Jaishankar for his remarks on China throughout an interview.

    “If you notice the statement of the Foreign Minister, he said China is much more powerful than us. To think China is more powerful than us, how can I pick a fight with them? At the heart of the ideology is cowardice,” Gandhi had stated.

    At an India Insights occasion organised by the Indian Journalists’ Association (IJA), Gandhi expressed remorse that democratic elements of the world, together with the US and Europe, have failed to note {that a} “large chunk of democracy has come undone.”

    WATCH | Modi govt doesn’t perceive precise risk from China: Rahul

  • ‘Quite harmful and really fragile’: EAM Jaishankar on China scenario alongside LAC in japanese Ladakh

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The scenario alongside the Line of Actual Control (LAC)in japanese Ladakh remained “very fragile” and is “quite dangerous” in navy evaluation due to shut deployments of troops from either side in some pockets although substantial progress has been made within the disengagement course of in lots of areas, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar mentioned on Saturday.

    Jaishankar additionally mentioned that he and former Chinese international minister Wang Yi had reached an in-principle settlement in September 2020 on easy methods to resolve the problem and that it’s for China to ship on what was agreed to.

    In an interactive session on the India Today conclave, the exterior affairs minister additionally made it clear that the connection between the 2 nations cannot return to regular till “these problems” are sorted out.

    The Indian and Chinese troops are locked in a standoff for the previous three years at sure friction factors in japanese Ladakh whilst the 2 sides accomplished disengagement of troops from a number of areas following in depth diplomatic and navy talks.

    “This is a very, I would say, challenging and abnormal phase in our ties with China. Why I say that is because from 1988 when Rajiv Gandhi went there till 2020 the understanding was that peace and tranquillity on the border would be maintained,” Jaishankar mentioned.

    The exterior affairs minister additionally referred to agreements between the 2 sides to not deliver massive forces to the border, including a “very specific” set of understandings and even protocols had been put in place on the dealing with of assorted conditions.

    ALSO READ | India misplaced entry to 26 out of 65 Patrolling Points in japanese Ladakh

    Jaishankar mentioned the Chinese violated the agreements in 2020 and the results had been seen within the Galwan Valley and different areas as nicely. “We have deployed our troops, we have stood our ground and the situation to my mind still remains very fragile because there are places where our deployments are very close up and in military assessment, actually therefore, quite dangerous,” he mentioned.

    “Now we have made substantial progress when it comes to disengagement in many areas. There are many areas where we have ongoing discussions. It is a painstaking job and we will do that,” he mentioned.

    “We have made it very clear to the Chinese that we cannot have a breach of peace and tranquillity, you can’t violate agreements and then want the rest of the relationship to continue as though nothing happened. That’s just not tenable,” Jaishankar added.

    The minister’s feedback got here a day after Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande mentioned that the scenario alongside the LAC is secure however there’s a must preserve a “very close watch” on it.

    In his remarks, the exterior affairs minister additionally referred to his assembly together with his new Chinese counterpart Qin Gang on the sidelines of the G20 international ministers’ assembly in Delhi on March 2.

    “My most recent encounter in this regard was with the new foreign minister Qin Gang when the G20 foreign ministers meeting took place and we had a long discussion about it. In September 2020, Wang Yi and I had an in-principle agreement on how to resolve it. So the Chinese have to deliver on what was agreed to and they have struggled with that,” he mentioned.

    ALSO READ | India’s engagement with China ‘complicated’: MEA

    Asked why the Chinese facet is struggling to ship, Jaishankar mentioned the query must be put to the Chinese facet. “That’s a question you need to ask them. I cannot answer it. Because, for me, it is very clear cut. Until these problems are sorted out, we will not return to a normal relationship. I want to make that very very clear,” he mentioned.

    On February 22, India and China held in-person diplomatic talks in Beijing and mentioned proposals for disengagement within the remaining friction factors alongside the LAC in japanese Ladakh in an “open and constructive manner.”

    The assembly came about beneath the framework of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC).

    The japanese Ladakh border standoff erupted on May 5, 2020, following a violent conflict within the Pangong lake space. The ties between the 2 nations nosedived considerably following the fierce conflict within the Galwan Valley in June 2020 that marked essentially the most critical navy battle between the 2 sides in many years.

    As a results of a collection of navy and diplomatic talks, the 2 sides accomplished the disengagement course of in 2021 on the north and south banks of the Pangong lake and within the Gogra space.

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    US intel fears armed battle between India-Pakistan, India-China: Report

    NEW DELHI: The scenario alongside the Line of Actual Control (LAC)in japanese Ladakh remained “very fragile” and is “quite dangerous” in navy evaluation due to shut deployments of troops from either side in some pockets although substantial progress has been made within the disengagement course of in lots of areas, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar mentioned on Saturday.

    Jaishankar additionally mentioned that he and former Chinese international minister Wang Yi had reached an in-principle settlement in September 2020 on easy methods to resolve the problem and that it’s for China to ship on what was agreed to.

    In an interactive session on the India Today conclave, the exterior affairs minister additionally made it clear that the connection between the 2 nations cannot return to regular till “these problems” are sorted out.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

    The Indian and Chinese troops are locked in a standoff for the previous three years at sure friction factors in japanese Ladakh whilst the 2 sides accomplished disengagement of troops from a number of areas following in depth diplomatic and navy talks.

    “This is a very, I would say, challenging and abnormal phase in our ties with China. Why I say that is because from 1988 when Rajiv Gandhi went there till 2020 the understanding was that peace and tranquillity on the border would be maintained,” Jaishankar mentioned.

    The exterior affairs minister additionally referred to agreements between the 2 sides to not deliver massive forces to the border, including a “very specific” set of understandings and even protocols had been put in place on the dealing with of assorted conditions.

    ALSO READ | India misplaced entry to 26 out of 65 Patrolling Points in japanese Ladakh

    Jaishankar mentioned the Chinese violated the agreements in 2020 and the results had been seen within the Galwan Valley and different areas as nicely. “We have deployed our troops, we have stood our ground and the situation to my mind still remains very fragile because there are places where our deployments are very close up and in military assessment, actually therefore, quite dangerous,” he mentioned.

    “Now we have made substantial progress when it comes to disengagement in many areas. There are many areas where we have ongoing discussions. It is a painstaking job and we will do that,” he mentioned.

    “We have made it very clear to the Chinese that we cannot have a breach of peace and tranquillity, you can’t violate agreements and then want the rest of the relationship to continue as though nothing happened. That’s just not tenable,” Jaishankar added.

    The minister’s feedback got here a day after Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande mentioned that the scenario alongside the LAC is secure however there’s a must preserve a “very close watch” on it.

    In his remarks, the exterior affairs minister additionally referred to his assembly together with his new Chinese counterpart Qin Gang on the sidelines of the G20 international ministers’ assembly in Delhi on March 2.

    “My most recent encounter in this regard was with the new foreign minister Qin Gang when the G20 foreign ministers meeting took place and we had a long discussion about it. In September 2020, Wang Yi and I had an in-principle agreement on how to resolve it. So the Chinese have to deliver on what was agreed to and they have struggled with that,” he mentioned.

    ALSO READ | India’s engagement with China ‘complicated’: MEA

    Asked why the Chinese facet is struggling to ship, Jaishankar mentioned the query must be put to the Chinese facet. “That’s a question you need to ask them. I cannot answer it. Because, for me, it is very clear cut. Until these problems are sorted out, we will not return to a normal relationship. I want to make that very very clear,” he mentioned.

    On February 22, India and China held in-person diplomatic talks in Beijing and mentioned proposals for disengagement within the remaining friction factors alongside the LAC in japanese Ladakh in an “open and constructive manner.”

    The assembly came about beneath the framework of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC).

    The japanese Ladakh border standoff erupted on May 5, 2020, following a violent conflict within the Pangong lake space. The ties between the 2 nations nosedived considerably following the fierce conflict within the Galwan Valley in June 2020 that marked essentially the most critical navy battle between the 2 sides in many years.

    As a results of a collection of navy and diplomatic talks, the 2 sides accomplished the disengagement course of in 2021 on the north and south banks of the Pangong lake and within the Gogra space.

    READ MORE:

    Satellite imagery reveals China constructing second bridge close to japanese Ladakh

    Slew of steps to bolster border with China

    US intel fears armed battle between India-Pakistan, India-China: Report

  • Amid border standoff, China buys contemporary lot of weapons utilized in Galwan conflict | Exclusive

    Chinese Army has bought ‘mixed maces’ that belong to the class of ‘chilly weapons’, which had been used within the Galwan conflict that claimed the lives of 20 Indian troopers in 2020. The purchases come at a time when the 2 nations are locked in a border stand-off.

    China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has bought “combined mace” that belongs to the class of chilly weapons (Photo supply: Weibo)

    By Geeta Mohan: At a time when China needs to place the border subject with India “in the proper place”, Beijing is busy constructing its adversarial energy to strengthen its army. Despite the diplomatic bonhomie on show between India and China on the sidelines of final week’s G20 assembly in New Delhi, China’s nefarious preparations for a repeat of Galwan, India Today has learnt.

    Though China is holding disengagement talks and presenting an method of rapprochement over the border dispute, it’s busy shopping for improvised hand-combat weapons much like those used throughout the lethal Galwan conflict of 2020, India Today has learnt. Experts are apprehensive that the weapons may very well be used on the disputed Line of Actual Control (LAC) in opposition to Indian troopers.

    China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has bought ‘mixed maces’ that belong to the class of ‘chilly weapons’ that had been used within the 2020 Galwan Valley conflict, which claimed the lives of 20 Indian troopers. The conflict led to a army standoff with China and quite a few rounds of talks on the disengagement course of.

    A mixed mace is a mace that has been repurposed for fight by including spikes and sharp edges.

    India and China ought to put the boundary subject within the “proper place” in bilateral relations and work collectively to deliver the scenario on the borders “under normalised management” as quickly as doable, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang had conveyed to his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar earlier this month.

    Despite the general public stance that China has been taking, the Chinese military positioned a young in January this 12 months to buy spiked maces. The purchases had been made a month later. According to info on the army procurement community, the PLA made two buy inquiry bulletins. While one was for maces, the opposite was for mixed maces.

    These spiked weapons have turn into a standard characteristic on the Line of Actual Control between India and China.

    According to some studies, the People’s Armed Police in Tianjin have used maces prior to now to tackle criminals throughout patrolling. PLA troopers have additionally been educated to make use of maces in fight.

    Another report has highlighted that the PLA positioned an order to purchase 2,600 such maces.

    WHAT HAS CHINA PURCHASED?

    According to the acquisition order, the size of the mace is round 1.8 metres. It consists of three elements — the hammer head, the rod physique, and the rod drill.

    The hammer head is about 50 cm, geared up with superb metal spikes and sharp corners at each ends, machined, welded and quenched to make sure energy. The rod physique is product of zinc metal pipe.

    The head of the lengthy stick was coated with lengthy thorns, and the mace seemed extraordinarily fierce, simulating a fast blow, and the model snapped in half.

    “Pictures of the mace and combined mace, which are weapons used for fist-fighting, are present on the PLA’s purchase website. They are indeed going to be used on the India-China border,” stated Suyash Desai, an skilled on Chinese overseas affairs, stated.

    “These weapons have been used in the past on the border, so it is certain that they will be used at the border. Agreements of the tender are designed in such a way that it suits the PLA in deterring India. Buying of such weapons shows that border problems are going to escalate,” he stated.

    ALSO READ| Put border points in ‘proper place’: China overseas minister to S Jaishankar

    WHAT IS THE BUZZ ON CHINESE SOCIAL MEDIA?

    Some netizens expressed their fears on social media in China and speculated that the PLA would use them to take care of extraordinary individuals, however the bigger fear was skirmishes on the India-China border with the arrival of summer time.

    Source: Weibo

    Discussions on Chinese social media had been additionally about how fierce and efficient these weapons are the insulating materials they’re product of.

    “The PLA is developing electric shock weapons to counter the Indian Army and not for domestic purposes,” stated Manoj Kewalramani, an skilled on the Indo-Pacific area.

    REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASE ORDER

    Details have additionally emerged in regards to the bidding for the acquisition order of the weapons. There are two necessities for this buy order. The first is that this mace must be longer than the traditional one. There is chatter on Chinese social media that these maces are used for hitting the opponent from a distance and one would nonetheless be capable of defend oneself from the opponents’ weapon.

    The second criterion is that the weapon must be a mixed mace and that it may be carried individually — which signifies that spikes could be separated from the rod if required. The Chinese social media chatter declare that the bid was made public to allow an intensive design plan to equip the troopers with as good a mace as doable.

    While India has been pushing for diplomacy and talks, the times forward may very well be relatively powerful and with the onset of summer time, the warmth is likely to be felt on the India-China border too.

    ALSO READ | Violent India-China conflict at LAC: What actually occurred that evening

    Published On:

    Mar 13, 2023

  • India desires pleasant relations with neighbours however not at value of nationwide safety: Rajnath Singh

    By Express News Service

    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: India desires to take care of pleasant relations with all its neighbours however not at the price of the nation’s nationwide safety, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has stated.

    He was inaugurating the ninetieth Sivagiri pilgrimage at Varkala close to right here on Friday. The Defence Minister’s remarks assume significance within the wake of India’s current border skirmishes with China within the nation’s northeast.

    “We can change our friends, but not our neighbours,” Rajnath reminded, quoting former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to emphasize the significance of sustaining good relations with neighbouring international locations.

    “However, there will be no compromise on our national security,” he asserted. Rajnath stated India’s troopers had been fiercely guarding the nation’s borders by following the beliefs of non secular leaders like Sree Narayana Guru. 

    Rajnath stated that whereas he was defending the nation’s ‘physique’ as a Defence Minister, non secular leaders together with these in Sivagiri, had been defending the nation’s ‘soul’. “A country can survive only if its body and soul are safe,” he stated. Rajanth additionally assured that works referring to the Union authorities’s Rs 17 crore price tasks for the event of Sivagiri shall be expedited.

    Union Minister for State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan stated Sree Narayana Guru’s teachings primarily based on Vedas and Upanishads disprove the propaganda of individuals with slender pursuits that his beliefs weren’t linked with ‘sanatana dharma’ (Hinduism).  He additionally blamed the state authorities for violence, evil practices and growing consumption of alcohol and narcotic substances within the state referred to as the land of Sree Narayana Guru.

    Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham Trust president Sree Narayana Dharmasangham Trust president Swami Satchidananda presided over the operate. The pilgrimage to Sivagiri, the ultimate resting place of famend non secular chief and social reformer Sree Narayana Guru, is held yearly for 3 days from December 30 to January 1.

    THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: India desires to take care of pleasant relations with all its neighbours however not at the price of the nation’s nationwide safety, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has stated.

    He was inaugurating the ninetieth Sivagiri pilgrimage at Varkala close to right here on Friday. The Defence Minister’s remarks assume significance within the wake of India’s current border skirmishes with China within the nation’s northeast.

    “We can change our friends, but not our neighbours,” Rajnath reminded, quoting former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to emphasize the significance of sustaining good relations with neighbouring international locations.

    “However, there will be no compromise on our national security,” he asserted. Rajnath stated India’s troopers had been fiercely guarding the nation’s borders by following the beliefs of non secular leaders like Sree Narayana Guru. 

    Rajnath stated that whereas he was defending the nation’s ‘physique’ as a Defence Minister, non secular leaders together with these in Sivagiri, had been defending the nation’s ‘soul’. “A country can survive only if its body and soul are safe,” he stated. Rajanth additionally assured that works referring to the Union authorities’s Rs 17 crore price tasks for the event of Sivagiri shall be expedited.

    Union Minister for State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan stated Sree Narayana Guru’s teachings primarily based on Vedas and Upanishads disprove the propaganda of individuals with slender pursuits that his beliefs weren’t linked with ‘sanatana dharma’ (Hinduism).  He additionally blamed the state authorities for violence, evil practices and growing consumption of alcohol and narcotic substances within the state referred to as the land of Sree Narayana Guru.

    Sree Narayana Dharma Sangham Trust president Sree Narayana Dharmasangham Trust president Swami Satchidananda presided over the operate. The pilgrimage to Sivagiri, the ultimate resting place of famend non secular chief and social reformer Sree Narayana Guru, is held yearly for 3 days from December 30 to January 1.

  • Arunachal conflict: US rebukes China for ‘trend of provocation’, says monitoring state of affairs

    The US is intently monitoring the state of affairs alongside the India-China border, a Pentagon spokesperson mentioned, following clashes between Indian and Chinese troops close to LAC in Arunachal Pradesh.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 14, 2022 08:13 IST

    Indian and Chinese troops clashed within the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh on December 9. (Photo: AFP/File)

    By India Today Web Desk: The United States is intently monitoring the state of affairs alongside the India-China border following the December 9 conflict between Indian and Chinese troops in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector and mentioned it absolutely helps India’s efforts to de-escalate.

    “The defense department continues to closely watch developments along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at the India-China border,” the Pentagon mentioned in a press briefing on Tuesday.

    The US has seen China proceed to amass forces and construct army infrastructure within the space of the LAC, Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder mentioned, including that the US absolutely helps India’s ongoing efforts to de-escalate the state of affairs.

    READ | Exclusive: Tawang was no Galwan. Satellite pics present

    The assertion comes hours after Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh advised Parliament that China tried to alter the established order in Arunachal Pradesh and tried a land seize.

    “China’s People’s Liberation Army encroached upon Indian land and unilaterally attempted to change the status quo along the disputed border near the Yangtse area. Indian soldiers responded with firmness and prevented the Chinese army from transgressing into our territory and forced them to return to their posts,” Rajnath Singh mentioned, including that not one of the Indian troopers died or had been significantly injured.

    Troops belonging to the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, Jat Regiment and Sikh Light Infantry had been current on the location of the conflict when the Chinese tried to forcefully enter Indian territory, prime defence sources advised India Today.

    ALSO READ | Tawang conflict reaches Parliament, China claims Army obstructed troops

    The Pentagon spokesperson identified that the standoff displays the rising pattern by China “to assert itself and to be provocative in areas of US allies in the Indo-Pacific”.

    Indian and Chinese troops clashed within the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh on December 9, the primary such incident between the 2 sides because the skirmishes in Ladakh’s Galwan in 2020.

    In Galwan, Indian and Chinese troops engaged in fight and 20 Indian troopers died, as did an undisclosed variety of Chinese troopers. Since then, each international locations have deployed 1000’s of troops alongside the LAC. After a number of conferences between army commanders, Indian and Chinese troops pulled again from a lot of the disputed areas.

    ALSO READ | China says Indian troops ‘illegally’ crossed border in Arunachal’s Tawang: Report

    Published On:

    Dec 14, 2022

  • China says Indian troops ‘illegally’ crossed border in Arunachal’s Tawang: Report

    On December 9, Indian and Chinese troops clashed close to the Line of Actual Control in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector. Both sides sustained accidents within the hand-to-hand fight that ensued.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 13, 2022 18:09 IST

    Indian and Chinese troops clashed in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector on December 9. (Representational/PTI)

    By India Today Web Desk: Indian troops ‘illegally’ crossed the border in Arunachal’s Tawang and “obstructed” Chinese troops, triggering a recent stand-off final week, China stated at the moment, reported information company AFP. This comes hours after the nation claimed that the state of affairs alongside the border with India is steady.

    “As far as we understand, the China-India border situation is stable overall,” China overseas ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin stated earlier within the first official assertion for the reason that face-off final Friday. The two sides “maintained unobstructed dialogue on the border issue through diplomatic and military channels”, he added.

    Also Read | Indian, Chinese troopers face off at Arunachal LAC: What we all know thus far

    On December 9, Indian and Chinese troops clashed close to the Line of Actual Control, or LAC, in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector. Both sides sustained accidents within the hand-to-hand fight that ensued.

    Over 200 Chinese troopers with spiked golf equipment and sticks clashed with Indian troopers within the Tawang sector, a supply informed information company PTI. The conflict close to Yangtse alongside the LAC came about final Friday – the primary for the reason that border standoff between the 2 sides in jap Ladakh in June 2020.

    Also Read | Didn’t cede an inch of land: Amit Shah on India-China conflict at Arunachal LAC

    “PLA troops contacted the LAC in Tawang Sector, which was contested by our (Indian) troops in a firm and resolute manner. This face-off led to minor injuries to a few personnel from both sides,” the Army stated in a press release.

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the problem in parliament at the moment and stated the Indian Army bravely thwarted an try by the Chinese PLA to “unilaterally” change the established order within the Yangtse space. There have been no fatalities or severe accidents to Indian troops within the scuffle, he stated.

    Also Read | China says state of affairs ‘steady’ on India border after experiences of clashes

    Edited By:

    Rishabh Sharma

    Published On:

    Dec 13, 2022

  • Indo-China border conflict: China says scenario ‘steady’ on Arunachal border

    By AFP

    BEIJING: China mentioned the scenario was “stable” Tuesday on its border with India after New Delhi reported a recent stand-off between the 2 nations’ militaries on their disputed Himalayan frontier final week.

    The incident is regarded as essentially the most severe on the nuclear-armed Asian giants’ disputed frontier since 2020 when 20 Indian troops and 4 Chinese troopers died in brawling.

    An Indian supply mentioned the December 9 incident, which adopted current joint US-India army workouts close to the border, led to “minor injuries to (a) few personnel from both sides.”

    Chinese troopers got here near the realm close to the Line of Actual Control — the de facto border — the place it had been agreed that neither aspect would patrol, the sources added.

    But international ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin didn’t touch upon the alleged conflict 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 tranquillity of the China-India border region.”

    Indian media reviews quoted unnamed sources as saying that the incident concerned round 300 members of China’s People’s Liberation Army and that China suffered a higher variety of accidents — claims Beijing has not commented on.

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

    Relations have been at all-time low between the 2 nations since clashes in 2020.

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    BEIJING: China mentioned the scenario was “stable” Tuesday on its border with India after New Delhi reported a recent stand-off between the 2 nations’ militaries on their disputed Himalayan frontier final week.

    The incident is regarded as essentially the most severe on the nuclear-armed Asian giants’ disputed frontier since 2020 when 20 Indian troops and 4 Chinese troopers died in brawling.

    An Indian supply mentioned the December 9 incident, which adopted current joint US-India army workouts close to the border, led to “minor injuries to (a) few personnel from both sides.”

    Chinese troopers got here near the realm close to the Line of Actual Control — the de facto border — the place it had been agreed that neither aspect would patrol, the sources added.

    But international ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin didn’t touch upon the alleged conflict 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 tranquillity of the China-India border region.”

    Indian media reviews quoted unnamed sources as saying that the incident concerned round 300 members of China’s People’s Liberation Army and that China suffered a higher variety of accidents — claims Beijing has not commented on.

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

    Relations have been at all-time low between the 2 nations since clashes in 2020.

    ALSO READ | Indian Army prevented Chinese makes an attempt to alter established order in Arunachal

  • ‘Insult to every Indian jawan’: Rahul Gandhi calls for V Okay Singh’s sacking over LAC comment

    Hitting out on the BJP over its minister Gen V Okay Singh’s (retd) comment on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Congress chief Rahul Gandhi mentioned he must be sacked for “helping China make a case against India”.
    Sharing an article within the indianexpress.com on Singh’s comment, Gandhi tweeted, “Why is a BJP minister helping China make a case against India? He should’ve been sacked. Not sacking him means insulting every Indian Jawan.”

    Why is a BJP minister serving to China make a case in opposition to India?
    He ought to’ve been sacked.
    Not sacking him means insulting each Indian Jawan. pic.twitter.com/8NK5nCJTG4
    — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 9, 2021
    Attending a programme in Madurai on Sunday final week, Singh, who’s the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways within the NDA authorities, had mentioned that India has transgressed the LAC extra typically than the Chinese aspect primarily based on perceptions, contradicting India’s official place. “…none of you come to know how many times we have transgressed as per our perception. We don’t announce it. Chinese media does not cover it… Let me assure you, if China has transgressed 10 times, we must have done it at least 50 times, as per our perception,” Singh mentioned.
    Reacting to his comment, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin claimed this was an “unwitting confession” of “frequent acts of trespass”.
    “This is an unwitting confession by the Indian side. For a long time, the Indian side has conducted frequent acts of trespass in the border area in an attempt to encroach on China’s territory and constantly created disputes and frictions, which is the root cause of the tensions at the China-India border,” Wenbin mentioned.

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    “We urge the Indian side to follow through on the consensus, agreements and treaties it reached with China, and uphold peace and stability in the border region with concrete actions,” he added.
    India’s official place has been that “the Indian side has never undertaken any actions across the LAC”.
    Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a bitter border standoff in jap Ladakh for over 9 months as a number of rounds of diplomatic and army talks haven’t but produced any main breakthrough.

  • UN chief hopes tensions alongside India-China border could possibly be dialled down via dialogue

    Amid a latest conflict between Indian and Chinese troops alongside the border in Sikkim, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres hopes that tensions that exist between the 2 international locations could possibly be dialled down via dialogue, a spokesperson for the UN chief has stated.
    Indian and Chinese troops have been concerned in a conflict within the high-altitude Naku La area in North Sikkim on January 20, an incident described by the Indian Army on Monday as a “minor face-off”.
    In an announcement, the Indian Army stated the face-off was resolved by native commanders as per established protocols.
    “Only to say that we hope that, through dialogue, the tensions that may exist along the border could be dialled down,” Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, stated on the day by day press briefing on Monday.

    Dujarric was responding to a query on whether or not the UN Secretariat or the Secretary General has any touch upon the “renewed India-China border clashes”.