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India-China: Repercussions if China uses force, warns India
27 Jun, 2020 | 11:52:11 PM IST
India is keeping a close watch on China’s military mobilisation in the Depsang Plains region, a major hotspot after Pangong Tso, Galwan Valley and Hot Springs areas.
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Top developments of the day
- China has occupied Y junction in Ladakh, says Kapil Sibal.
- India's internal and external security is the topmost priority for Modi government, reiterates Nitin Gadkari.
- Sharad Pawar in a tweet reminded how China grabbed 45,000 sq kms of Indian land post-1962 war.
- India moved air defence missile systems in Eastern Ladakh.
- India keeps vigilant eye on Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir as Chinese air activity increases.
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We can’t forget what happened in 1962 when China occupied 45,000 sq km of our territory. At present,I don't know if… https://t.co/zAodxV3GaH
— ANI (@ANI) 1593261447000Satellite images show buildup on disputed India-China border
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China has occupied Y junction in Ladakh: Kapil Sibal
- The Chinese soldiers have occupied 'Y' junction in Ladakh and are very close to Burtse town.
- Their forces are now 7 km from Ladakhi town Burtse on the Daulat Beg Oldi (DBO) road.
- They have set up tents and structures at patrol point number 14 in Galwan Valley where 20 Indian Army personnel including a colonel were killed.
Chinese community in Shimla calls for peace between Beijing and New Delhi amid border tensions
China grabbed 45,000 sq kms of Indian land post-1962 war: Sharad Pawar
Amidst a war of words between the Congress and the BJP over the face-off with China, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said matters of national security shouldn't be politicised and added one cannot forget China had captured about 45000 sq kms of Indian land after the 1962 war. Pawar's comments came in response to a query about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's charge that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had surrendered Indian territory to the Chinese aggression.
Police college trainees boycott Chinese goods, delete apps
At a time when debates on banning Chinese goods and apps are on, a police training college in Karimnagar, Telangana, has suggested to its trainees to ban Chinese products and delete mobile apps developed by the neighbouring country. The college imparts training to directly recruited constables and head constables and assistant sub-inspector promotees.
Don't think diplomacy, eco blockade will work with China; quick action is required to resolve LAC issue: Kapil Sibal to govt.
Why doesn't PM publicly condemn brazen acts of infiltrations: Kapil Sibal
Why doesn't PM publicly condemn brazen acts of infiltrations, incursions & occupation of Indian territory? I want PM to publicly condemn China. We'll support him. The situation is such that PM's statement that nobody intruded in India is being used by China globally: Kapil Sibal, Congress
China will have to pay a heavy price for military misadventure in eastern Ladakh: Experts
- China will have to pay a "heavy price" for decades for resorting to aggressive military behaviour towards India in eastern Ladakh as it will isolate the country globally, strategic affairs experts said on Saturday.
- They said the economic cost of China's misadventure in the last couple of months in eastern Ladakh and South China will be "massive" as it has "exposed" Beijing's "real face" when the entire world is fighting coronavirus.
- The experts have also referred to China's tariff war with the US, growing bickering with Australia on trade-related issues and the fast deteriorating situation in Hong Kong.
Kangana Ranaut calls for boycotting all Chinese products
- Days after the face-off with Chinese troops at Ladakh's Galwan valley in which 20 Indian Army soldiers lost their lives, actor Kangana Ranaut on Saturday urged Indians to completely boycott Chinese goods and becoming 'atmanirbhar' (self-reliant).
- In a nearly 2-minute-long video that the 'Queen' actor's team shared on Twitter, she urges people to support the soldiers and the government against China.
- As the video begins, Kangana talks about the pain of a part of Indian land being taken away comparing to a part of the human body being ripped off.
- "What kind of pain will you go through if somebody tries to rip off our fingers from our hands or our hands from the arm? the same intensity of pain has been caused by China on us after it tried capturing Ladakh from us (India)," she says in Hindi.
- Invoking Mahatma Gandhi, Ranaut then urges people to boycott Chinese goods in India and support the government in its "war".
India needs a long-term strategy to counter China
- Experts say China's manoeuvres along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) are aimed at securing strategic gains in the area, as it invests heavily in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor - a BRI project - that snakes through Aksai Chin and Pak-occupied Kashmir towards Gwadar, near the Persian Gulf.
- That means talks aimed at disengagement, though crucial, can only achieve so much. India needs a long-term strategy to counter China - one that requires partners and thus multilateralism (as against protectionism).
- Donald Trump's transactional approach to foreign policy is also a concern. An explosive tell-all by John Bolton, Trump's former national security adviser, alleges that the US President was "pleading with" Xi Jinping to increase agricultural purchases from the US to improve his electoral prospects in the farm states. Also, in an interview with Axios, Trump said he held off on sanctions against China over the Uighur issue because "we were in the middle of a major trade deal".
China vs USA
- China’s military assertiveness reflects a growing sense of confidence and capability, but also one of confrontation, particularly with the United States over the pandemic, the fate of Hong Kong and other issues that China considers central to its sovereignty and national pride.
- China claims all of its recent operations are defensive, but each increases the risk of a military clash, whether intended or not. That appears to be what happened on the night of June 15, when Chinese and Indian soldiers fought along their disputed border in the Himalayas.
- China has long acted forcefully to defend the country’s territory and interests, but it is now operating with greater military firepower than ever before.
Shiv Sena slams BJP over RGF donations charge amid China standoff
- The Shiv Sena on Saturday hit out at the BJP over its charge that the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) had accepted donations from the Chinese embassy, and asked it whether the issue had any connection with intrusion by the neighbouring country in Ladakh and the martyrdom of 20 Indian soldiers.
- The Sena also alleged that those raising questions against the government over the standoff with China were being labelled as Chinese agents by the BJP.
- BJP chief J P Nadda had on Thursday targeted the Congress and the Gandhi family saying that the RGF had allegedly accepted donations from the Chinese embassy. Hitting back, the Congress had said that the RGF issue raised by the BJP government was a "manufactured charge" and "diversionary tactic" to deflect attention from the LAC crisis.
PLA soldiers continue to occupy the “Finger-4 to 8” area (mountainous spurs stretching over a distance of 8km) on the north bank of Pangong Tso since early-May, having built dozens of fortifications and taking the heights to dominate the area there.
India watches as revolt simmers in Nepal
- According to reports from Nepal, Nepal PM K P Oli is already facing calls for his resignation. India has also closely followed reports that Nepal may have ceded territory to China but this has been strongly denied by Nepal’s foreign ministry.
China's actions in Ladakh part of large-scale military provocations against neighbours: US lawmaker
- China's recent aggression in eastern Ladakh is part of its large-scale military provocations against its neighbours and the US will not stand for unprovoked, premeditated military action for intimidating peaceful nations into submission, an influential American lawmaker has said.
- Congressman Ted Yoho said that now is the time for the world to come together and tell China that enough is enough.
- “China's actions towards India fall in line with a larger trend of the Communist Party of China using the confusion of the COVID-19 pandemic as a cover to launch large scale military provocations against its neighbours in the region, including Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Vietnam,” Yoho said on Friday.
- In a tweet, the Republican lawmaker said that the US will not stand for unprovoked, premeditated military action for the purpose of antagonising and intimidating peaceful nations into submission.
- “Now is the time for the world to come together and tell China that enough is enough,” Yoho said.
China's deception warfare
- China being the proponent of deception warfare, this time it uses timidity and confusion as tools against India along with direct and indirect methods of warfare. Timidity, when its media mouthpieces especially the Global Times Editor-in-Chief, Hu Xijin, actively posts on his Twitter handle alleging India’s intention to malign China, blaming India for being the aggressor by moulding/twisting facts suiting his country’s narrative. Confusion, as it uses India’s democratic setup and the many voices, difference of opinions etc to its advantage. Directly, it engages with the Indian forces along the LAC and indirectly China utilises social media to increase its sphere of influence by waging psychological and information warfare.
Chidambaram ups the ante
- Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday launched an attack on BJP chief JP Nadda, accusing him of being an expert in "speaking half-truths" and said that Rs 20 lakhs deposited in the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation "from PM National Relief Fund in 2005 was for tsunami relief work in Andaman and Nicobar."
- This comes in response to the allegations by the BJP chief made on Friday in the wake of the Opposition raising questions on the government's position over the standoff with China at the LAC. Taking to Twitter, Nadda shared details of 'Partner Organisation and Donors Year 2005-2006' and 'Partner Organisation and Donors Year 2007-2008', which shows that PMNRF donated funds to Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF).
- In a series of tweets on Saturday morning, Chidambaram accused the BJP of unnecessarily attempting to draw parallels between China's intrusion which took place recently and the events which had taken place 15 years ago.
China's aggressive push
- China is continuing to aggressively push its claim at "Patrolling Point-14" in Galwan Valley region, the site of the bloody clashes on June 15, where the PLA is demanding Indian troops must not cross the confluence of the Shyok and Galwan rivers.
- Similarly, PLA soldiers continue to occupy the "Finger-4 to 8" area (mountainous spurs stretching over a distance of 8km) on the north bank of Pangong Tso since early-May, having built dozens of fortifications and taking the heights to dominate the area there.
- But the Indian Army remains firm it will not yield to China's attempt to grab more area in both Galwan and Pangong Tso areas, and is pressing for restoration of status quo as it existed in April.
In Pics: An Indian citizen of Chinese origin calls for peace
Himachal Pradesh: John, an Indian citizen of Chinese origin who owns a shoe store in Shimla calls for peace b/w Ind… https://t.co/6qqahE2Lzc
— ANI (@ANI) 1593218082000'PLA unlikely to risk an all-out offensive'
- The assessment as of now is that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is "unlikely to risk an all-out offensive" despite all its muscle-flexing by amassing troops and heavy weaponry along the unresolved Line of Actual Control (LAC), especially in the strategically located Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO)-Depsang area, sources said.
- With India too deploying thousands of additional troops backed by tanks, infantry combat vehicles and howitzers in the region, and IAF fighters like Sukhoi-30 MKIs and MiG-29s regularly patrolling the skies, "criticalities in full operational preparedness" that existed before have been plugged. "We are well-poised in the forward areas with a strong military posture, with more troops and weaponry positioned in the depth areas," a source said.
- But face-offs and clashes cannot be ruled out due to tensions running high on the ground, especially in the Pangong Tso and Galwan Valley regions, though the rival troops are maintaining "stand-off distances" from each other.
12,000 troops ready in DBO-Depsang
India keeps vigilant eye on Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir as Chinese air activity increases
- India is keeping a vigilant eye on airbases in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) after a Chinese refueller aircraft landed in Skardu last week. Also, Chinese air activity has increased opposite Eastern Ladakh, raising the possibility of PLA Air Force (PLAAF) using airbases in PoK.
- Indian and Chinese forces are in the middle of an escalating standoff in Eastern Ladakh with New Delhi forced to bring in a large number of troops in the area after Beijing amassed forces, which were otherwise supposed to be undergoing annual military exercises.
- The Indian Air Force has been on heightened alert for several weeks now and extensive ferry missions have been undertaken to take supplies and troops to Ladakh. Besides, Chinese air activity – additional Su 27 fighters are believed to have been deployed at Hotan airbase in Xinjiang – is being closely monitored and their deployments mirrored on the Indian side.
Indian Army alert to PLA build-up in hotspot Depsang
- India is keeping a close watch on China’s military mobilisation in the Depsang Plains region, a major hotspot after Pangong Tso, Galwan Valley and Hot Springs areas, which can conceivably threaten a vast swathe of Indian territory in north-eastern Ladakh. Army chief General M M Naravane, during his trip to forward areas of eastern Ladakh over the last couple of days, directed further strengthening of patrolling to the 65 points on the Line of Actual Control to plug all gaps, while reviewing the operational situation in all sectors from Daulat Beg Oldie-Depsang in the north to Demchok-Chumar in the south.
The Indian Army remains firm it will not yield to China’s attempt to grab more area in both Galwan and Pangong Tso areas, and is pressing for restoration of status quo as it existed in April.
India warns China that attempts to alter status quo will have ‘ripples, repercussions'
- India on Friday warned China that trying to alter the status quo on the ground by resorting to force will not just damage the peace that existed on the border areas but can also have "ripples and repercussions" in the broader bilateral relationship, and demanded that Beijing stop its activities in eastern Ladakh.
- The only way to resolve the current military standoff along the LAC in eastern Ladakh was for Beijing to realise that trying to "change the status quo by resorting to force or coercion, is not the right way forward,” India's ambassador to China Vikram Misri said.
Chidambaram hits back at BJP President
आरजीएफ को 15 साल पहले मिले अनुदान को मोदी सरकार की निगरानी में 2020 में चीन का भारतीय क्षेत्र में घुसपैठ से क्या कर… https://t.co/OouuwtlmAs
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) 1593230661000Watch: Members of the Indian-American community protest against China
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— ANI (@ANI) 1593200558000US agrees to launch dialogues with EU on threats posed by China
- The United States and the European Union have agreed to launch a dialogue on China to address the threats of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said.
- Pompeo made the remarks during the Brussels Forum in a discussion with the German Marshal Fund.
- "Enjoyed the discussions today at the German Marshall Fund's #BrusselsForum. I am excited to announce the U.S. and EU are launching a dialogue on China to address the threats the CCP poses to our common values and way of life," tweeted Pompeo on Friday
- Last week, European Union chief diplomat Josep Borrell has called for talks between Europe and the United States aimed at forging a common transatlantic front against China.
BJP engaged in diversionary tactics on Chinese incursions: Randeep Singh Surjewala
- Congress on Friday accused the BJP of engaging in "diversionary tactics" on the issue of Chinese incursions and restoration of status quo ante goes.
- "To suppress the facts, BJP President JP Nadda, Modi Government and their puppet allies in the media have unleashed a diabolical design of disinformation, distraction and diversion from the real issue of Chinese incursions and restoration of status quo ante, which is the solemn duty of the Modi Government," Surjewala said in a statement.
- Surjewala further accused the union government of misleading the nation on the issue of Chinese transgressions.
Indian-American Congressman concerned over Chinese aggression against India
- Indian-American Congressman Dr Ami Bera on Friday expressed concern over the Chinese aggression along its India border and asked Beijing to use diplomatic mechanisms rather than force to settle boundary issues with the neighbouring country. His comments came amid a border standoff between Indian and Chinese militaries.
- The two sides are engaged in diplomatic and military talks amidst escalating tension following the violent clashes in Galwan Valley on June 15. Twenty Indian Army personnel were killed in the clash.
- “I encourage China to use its longstanding diplomatic mechanisms with India to deescalate the situation rather than force to settle boundary issues,” Bera, the longest-serving Indian American in House of Representatives, said in a tweet.
Delhi apprises world capitals of LAC action, PLA’s buildup
- The Ministry of External Affairs and Indian Embassies have briefed key world capitals on situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and India’s active role in maintaining peace amid China refusing to restore status quo despite several rounds of negotiations.
- Delhi has also informed various foreign interlocutors that respecting and strictly observing the Line of Actual Control is the basis for peace and tranquillity in the border areas. The Indian Army has been patrolling all along the LAC, including in the Galwan Valley, for a long time. All infrastructure built by the Indian side has always been on its own side of the LAC, the MEA told various key partners for India.
Naravane briefs Rajnath on Ladakh, equipment needed for long haul
- The Army has shared its ground assessment in eastern Ladakh where thousands of troops have been in a stand off with China since early May and has told the government what equipment would be required on an urgent basis if the situation prolongs for the long haul.
- Army chief MM Naravane briefed defence minister Rajnath Singh on the ground situation in eastern Ladakh on his return from a two-day visit to the region on Friday. Sources said that the Army is extremely cautious on whether movements on the ground match the bilateral talks being undertaken to resolve the situation. Also, the stand off is expected to be a prolonged affair as the Chinese side has dug in strongly at several locations along the LAC, besides having reinforcements in the rear.
Total combat potential' will deter Chinese assault: Forces
- With Army chief General M M Naravane briefing the top political leadership about the operational situation in eastern Ladakh, the defence establishment is reasonably confident that its "total combat potential" now deployed in the region will deter any offensive thrust or major misadventure from China.
- Naravane is learned to have briefed PM Narendra Modi on Thursday after returning from his visit to forward areas in eastern Ladakh, which was followed by another meeting with defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday.
Those who had surrendered Aksai Chin to China questioning Modi govt: Union Minister
- In an apparent dig at the previous Congress governments, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the "pro-China elements", who had surrendered Aksai Chin in the Ladakh region to China, are questioning the BJP government, while asserting that no one could bully the country as long as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading it.
India needs to bring in cost competitiveness, build up scale to grow manufacturing: M&M MD
- India needs to bring in cost competitiveness and raise scale to grow its manufacturing sector and compete globally, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) Managing Director Pawan Goenka said on Friday.
- The auto industry leader also emphasised on enhancing productivity and also harped upon the importance to have a global value chain to usher in prosperity and economic growth.
Why did bilateral relations go down since PM Modi came to power, asks Rajasthan CM
- Cornering the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government over its foreign policy, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday questioned why bilateral relations with neighbouring countries witnessed a fall after Modi came to power in 2014.
Indian-American community protest outside Chinese Consulate in Chicago
- An anti-China demonstration was staged outside the Chinese Consulate here by the members of the Indian-American community on Friday (local time).
- The protestors were carrying banners that read 'China Stop Bullying!' and another banner saying, 'Boycott Chinese products, buy American'.
- The protestors were seen carrying posters which read that Taiwan and Tibet are not part of China. Along with the banners, the demonstrators also waved the Indian and American flags.
Army Chief briefs Rajnath on eastern Ladakh situation
- Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on Friday briefed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the overall situation in eastern Ladakh as well as India's military preparedness in the region where Indian and Chinese troops are locked in a bitter standoff, official sources said.
