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India has signaled its withdrawal from a five-point agreement with China, which includes easing border tensions and withdrawing troops. As a result, efforts to ease tensions along the Ladakh border are believed to have failed.
According to the Calcutta-based newspaper Anandabazar, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh met with senior army officials to understand the real picture of the Ladakh border on the eve of the start of diplomatic talks in Moscow on Thursday. night about the border dispute with China. Although the two countries have agreed on five issues, the Narendra Modi government is not in favor of slowing down military preparations in Ladakh in any way based on past experience. According to sources, India will not back down from its position until China takes confidence-building measures.
Rajnath was in a meeting with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defense Staff Bipin Rawat, Army Chief General MM Narwane, Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria and Chief Naval Chief of Staff, Admiral Karmabir Singh, on Friday afternoon. According to defense sources, today’s meeting was held in the wake of recent fire by the Chinese army in an attempt to capture an Indian outpost south of Pangong Lake. The Chief of Staff of the Army explained in detail the situation in Ladakh at the moment, where are the armies of the two countries and where they are facing each other. The meeting also discussed the readiness of the Indian army, as well as how to maintain border sovereignty in the coming winter if China continues to be inflexible in the coming winter. According to sources, Rajnath was informed that, if necessary, preparations have started to mobilize troops across the Royal Line of Control as in Siachen.
According to sources, the two countries agreed on Thursday to reduce border tensions by withdrawing troops step by step. But the gist of the Rajnath meeting on Friday was that India would not withdraw its troops from the border unless China took some credible steps. According to military sources, China cannot be trusted in any way. Because believe that India has lost number five to eight peaks near Pangong Lake. In this situation, China is trying to seize the strategic advantage from the Indian army along the border in Ladakh. That is why the Chinese army came to attack a checkpoint last week. The Indian army was alert and the opponent was forced to retreat. However, defense officials, including Rajnath, agreed with the Foreign Ministry’s decision to resume the meeting, which was closed at the commander-in-chief level at the border, to reduce tensions.
The role of Ladakh and China was also discussed at a meeting of the Defense Ministry’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Friday. CPN leader Sharad Pawar wanted to know about the recent Sino-Indian military conflict, although the meeting focused on the smooth arrival of troops deployed in the border areas. According to sources, he said at the meeting that the actual image of Ladakh is very smoky. Power asked the Chief of Defense Staff, Bipin Rawat, who was present at the parliamentary meeting, to clarify the image of Ladakh. According to sources, the defendants said they registered Power’s request. Members of the military will provide detailed information to committee members in the coming days.
Rahul Gandhi had a significant presence at that parliamentary meeting on Friday. From the beginning, Rahul has been attacking the government’s policy on the Ladakh issue, especially the Prime Minister. On Friday, Rahul tweeted about the Ladakh issue, saying: “India and China are in talks to restore stability in Ladakh, given the situation in March this year.” The Prime Minister and the Government of India are reluctant to take responsibility for removing China from our land. When will there be a plan to take back the land that China has taken from us? Or will it be left to chance? “
In response to Rahul’s repeated attacks, BJP leaders had counter-accusations that Rahul was concerned about defending the country, but had been absent from eleven consecutive meetings of the Defense Ministry’s parliamentary committee. While Rahul, who was present at Saturday’s meeting, was silent on the issue of China or Ladakh, he wanted to know from the government from the content of the meeting why the quality of food differed between soldiers and officers deployed in the same border area. Army officials present at the meeting, however, dismissed the accusations, saying the soldiers came mainly from rural areas. They are given food taking into account rural eating habits.
Source: Anandabazar Patrika
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