Chinese President Xi Jinping; Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Key points
- The meeting between Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Wei Fenghe on Friday lasted 2 hours and 20 minutes.
- Singh blamed the Chinese People’s Liberation Army for its aggressive behavior throughout LAC and its merciless attempt to transgress in Indian territory.
- The editorial also claimed that Indian policies on border issues are being dictated by public opinion and nationalism.
New Delhi: Even as Defense Minister Rajnath Singh urged China to respect the international border and not attempt to unilaterally change the status quo of the Royal Line of Control (LAC), an unwavering Beijing made a bold claim on Saturday that India had no no chance of winning a war. between the two countries if there was one.
Singh met with his Chinese counterpart General Wei Fenghe on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting in Moscow on Friday.
“We must remind the Indian side that China’s national strength, including its military strength, is much stronger than that of India. Although China and India are great powers, when it comes to maximum combat ability competition, the Indian side will lose. If a border war starts, India will have no chance of winning, “China said in an editorial in its spokesperson. Global times on Saturday,
The meeting between Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Wei Fenghe on Friday lasted 2 hours and 20 minutes, during which the Defense Minister blamed the Chinese People’s Liberation Army for their aggressive behavior throughout LAC and for mercilessly attempting to transgress in Indian territory even after being warned. several times.
“We hope that the defense ministers meeting will be a turning point for the two countries to return to the consensus of the leaders meeting. Each side will make its due effort to reduce tensions at the border, ”the editorial also said.
The editorial absurdly claims that Indian policies on border issues are being dictated by public opinion and nationalism.
“Indian public opinion is very involved and deep in border issues. The Indian troop has obviously been kidnapped by domestic nationalism. Therefore, in addition to joint control of the border dispute between China and India, India must also manage public opinion and nationalism, and make the best decision for its country and its people. The problem now is that India has drawn an aggressive line on the border issue, misinterpreting China’s desire to maintain peace and stability on the border as a weakness that can be exploited by threatening to wage a border war ‘at any cost’ ” , the editorial. reclaimed.
