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China has sent a strong message to India in the wake of border tensions. China does not want to go to war with India, according to two independent editorials in the country’s state media, Global Times. However, if they are attacked, they will not sit down. Beijing says the ruling government of India is carrying out provocative activities along the border to cover up the failure of the coronavirus and the economic crisis.
The Global Times claims that, despite remaining reckless in its border dispute with China, India has lost control of the Kovid-19 epidemic and is facing a dire economic situation. If the country, which has become the epicenter of the coronavirus, crashes again at the border, its economic growth could fall to more than 30 percent this year. India has acted recklessly despite becoming the second-largest coronavirus-infected country in the world after Brazil.
China alleges that Indian troops not only illegally once again crossed the Royal Line of Control (LAC), but also fired warning shots at Chinese patrols that were to enter into talks. Although the two parties have already agreed not to use firearms. “China does not want a border war with India,” said an editorial. But if India sees China’s goodwill as a weakness and continues to fire on the Chinese military, Beijing will not hesitate to retaliate. China will not sacrifice its own interests to avoid war.
“We are seriously warning India,” the statement added. You have crossed the line! The troops in front of you have crossed the line. Your nationalistic public opinion has crossed the line! Your China policy has crossed the border! You are provoking the Chinese army and the people there with great confidence. You are doing dangerous work while standing in the ditch!
Comparing the military forces of the two countries, the Global Times says that India has definitely chosen the wrong path. Leaving the basic and urgent task of dealing with the virus, they want to start a conflict with China. Where clearly there is zero chance of winning.
The Global Times claims that after having been largely peaceful for the past 40 years, India has recently begun to gradually increase its provocations towards China. By raising nationalist awareness internally, the Indian leadership is trying to use the border dispute to cover up its failure to control the epidemic. At the same time, Delhi may want to use the international scene to its advantage. The United States, Japan, Australia, and India seek to counter Chinese development by increasing cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. And that is probably why India is encouraged to act more risky.
As a populated country, India has been one of the emerging economic powerhouses in Asia for the past few years and on the path to equitable development, says the Global Times. Unfortunately all of this is now failing due to Delhi’s wrong decision. Unlike other major economic powers, India lacks a basic industrial base, economic structure and adequate foreign exchange reserves. If the risk of border clashes with China increases, foreign capital will definitely leave the Indian market and Modi’s ambitious “Make in India” campaign will remain a dream.
Facing troops in Ladakh
Although the use of firearms has been prohibited for almost 45 years under the agreement between the two parties, for the first time since the recent shooting on the Ladakh border, Indian and Chinese forces have clashed there. Indian officials told Reuters on Wednesday that the two sides were only a few hundred meters from the border.
The two nuclear-armed neighbors have blamed each other for Monday’s airstrikes. The shootings violated the protocol of not using firearms on the indefinite border. A New Delhi government official told Reuters that Indian and Chinese troops were in close proximity to at least four locations south of Pangong Soo Lake on the Ladakh border. Both countries claim ownership of the lake.
“The situation is tense, but both sides are on their respective sides of the Royal Line of Control,” he said. Global Times and Reuters
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