Ajay banerjee
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, September 15
India today blamed China for violating all border agreements between the two countries and causing the resulting outbreak along the Royal Line of Control (LAC) in Ladakh.
Speaking at the Lok Sabha, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that India, however, was ready to solve all problems through dialogue. At the same time, he assured the Chamber that the country is prepared to face all contingencies. “No one should doubt our determination to safeguard our borders,” he said.
Unusual confrontation
There have also been protracted clashes in LAC in the past, but the situation is different this year in terms of the scale of troops involved and the number of sticking points. – Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defense
Referring to the Galwan clash on June 15, he said that Indian soldiers had inflicted costs, including casualties, on the Chinese side. “China cannot unilaterally change the status quo of LAC. The accumulation of troops by China (since April) goes against the pacts of 1993 and 1996, which require strict respect and observance of LAC. The disturbance of peace along the border will surely have implications, ”the minister said in what was seen as a message to China that hostilities and trade cannot go hand in hand. While the Indian forces never violated the border pacts, a similar reciprocity did not come from China, he said, listing recent sticking points in eastern Ladakh, including Gogra, Kongka La, and the northern and southern shores of Pangong Tso.
China has currently mobilized a large number of troops and weaponry throughout LAC, as well as in deep areas. India had also carried out appropriate counterattacks, he noted.
Referring to his meeting with his Chinese counterpart General Wei Fenghe in Moscow on September 4 and the subsequent meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries, Rajnath Singh said that India had adhered to three key principles: both sides must strictly respect and observe ALC; neither party should attempt to alter the status quo and all agreements should be honored.
On recent incidents along the southern shore of Pangong Tso, a 135-kilometer glacial melt lake, the minister said that the Chinese side carried out provocative military maneuvers on the night of August 29 and 30 in an attempt to change the status. quo.
Unfulfilled agreements
- The pacts signed in 1993 and 1996 required a minimum number of troops in LAC, but China violated both
- From the late 1990s to 2003, both parties unsuccessfully attempted to confirm the
- After 2003, China showed no interest, Rajnath said.
The position of the three points of India
one Both parties must strictly respect and observe the LAC
two Neither party should attempt to alter the status quo
3 All agreements must be fully complied with in their entirety.
Deceived Nation Prime Minister: Congress
Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of misleading the nation about Chinese aggression. “… when will they take back the Indian territory from China?” Rahul tweeted. At the Lok Sabha, congressional parliamentarians went on strike, accusing the government of not allowing them to seek clarification. TNS
