The Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu in his famous book “The Art of War” wrote back in the 6th century BC. C. that the supreme art of war is to subdue the without fighting. It is their credit that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and Communist Party spokesmen use the same weapons of psychological warfare against Indian troops deployed in Ladakh and India even today.
After the Indian Army flanked the PLA at Rezang La-Rechin La ridgeline south of Pangong Tso on August 29-30 and repositioned its troops to dominate the heights of Finger 4 spur on the north shore of the lake, the Chinese army first tried to militarily Muscular the adversary moving in tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. Rather than being intimidated by the force of the PLA, the Indian army made it clear that there would be retaliation if the red line is crossed on either side.
While the Indian Army was not amused by Chinese military tactics, military commanders rejoiced after PLA troops on finger 4 began shouting Punjabi numbers to soften the adversary and cause him to drop his guard on the disputed mountain spur by the fire. If the north bank of Pangong Tso was dancing to Punjabi songs on PLA speakers, the Red Army deployed a battery of speakers at its Moldo Garrison in the Chushul sector to remind Indian troops of what they claim is the folly of their policy. . Teachers
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On the southern shores of Pangong Tso, Chinese loudspeakers informed Indian troops in chaste Hindi about the futility of being deployed at this height in the winter season because of the whims and fancies of Indian politicians in Delhi. The PLA’s idea is to bring down the morale of the Indian troops and create dissatisfaction among the soldiers because they don’t always get hot meals, logistics, and a snowy winter ahead.
According to a former chief of the Indian Army, the PLA used the same loudspeaker tactics in the 1962 skirmishes in the western and eastern sectors, as well as during the 1967 Nathu La skirmish. “But Indian troops were crazy about Punjabi songs on Finger 4. Perhaps the PLA thought that the Punjab troops were holding on to the higher heights of the Finger 4 function, ”said the former army chief.
While the Red Army is using psychological operations in Pangong Tso against the Indian Army, a spokesperson for the Communist Party of China has also been tweeting with all his heart to remind India’s political leaders of the loss of face in 1962, the need for India to regain its position. economy that he says has sunk to abysmal depth and to control the rampant spread of the coronavirus in India not to mention that the virus originated in Wuhan. The propaganda newspaper and its online site also describe the Modi government’s tough stance on the Ladakh friction as a tactic to divert attention from internal conflicts.
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