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Tensions have risen around the construction of a road in Ladakh in India
Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh agreed to speak with his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe in Moscow to break up the standoff in the Himalayan conflict since May.
The two defense ministers of India are expected to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Forum (SCO) in Moscow and meet on the evening of September 4, 2020.
The night before, the Indian army had “obtained a tactical victory” in the disputed area along the Royal Line of Control (LAC) in East Ladakh.
Since May, the Chinese army has captured some points north of Pangong Tso, but during the night advance on September 3, the Indian side said it had “regained some points near Pangong Lake” and prevailed. tall.
According to the Hindustan Times website, this latest Indian activity “erases the altitude advantage of the Chinese troops.”
However, no Chinese media comment has been seen on this latest Indian military move.
In recent months, minor conflicts have caused the death of several soldiers from the two nuclear powers, raising concerns in the region about the risk of an escalation of tensions.
Indian media reported that the military commander, General Manoj Mukund Naravane, had just visited units in the disputed area and praised the highland soldiers “always ready, in good spirits”.
The Indian army has moved to high altitude and bypassed the lake and took a tactical advantage on the southern shore of the lake, according to the newspaper.
Image source, China Ministy Online
Chinese military vehicles in a training exercise
The Indian newspaper said that the significance of the meeting between Minister Singh and Lieutenant General Wei was very important because the Chinese general has the title of “state councilor” and a member of the Central Military Commission.
The Hindustan Times newspaper recalled that the Central Military Commission was chaired by the leader Xi Jinping himself.
India closely exchanges with Russia and China
India’s long-awaited Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will meet Foreign Minister Vuong Nghi also in Moscow on 09/10.
India not only increased military operations against China in the border mountains, but also won Russia’s support for defense relations.
The Indian Navy will join three warships from the Russian Federation to exercise in the Andaman Sea on September 4-5.
So far, the two sides have only fought once, in 1962, and India has failed that time.
The three Russian ships included two destroyers, Admiral Vinogradov, Admiral Tributs, and the oil tanker Boris Butoma.
These warships leave Vladivostok to visit the port of Hambantota (Sri Lanka) from the end of August and will return to Russia after exercises with the Indian Navy.
Indian military relations with the United States have also increased significantly.
Image source, Maxar Technologies / Reuters
Satellite images in the collision area on June 15
Speaking at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum on August 31, US Deputy Foreign Minister Stephen Biegun emphasized the Quad’s regional security role: US, India, Japan and Australia .
Biegun told Indian officials who attended the forum that after the November elections, whether President Donald Trump is re-elected or is replaced by another president “starting with the Quartet, this will be what we will declare.”
Observers have recently raised the idea of a NATO military bloc in the East after the United States made much mention of the “nuclear group” for Asia-Pacific security to contain China.
