what do you expect, India should ho back, fruend India has nothing to go back for.
India is there for good, yes the offensive posture once we have Aksai Chin, all occupied lands plus make Tibet Free then we stay back and relax little bit then we will becready for any counter attack by the Chinese.
I forget all areas upto every direction till 500 kilometres from Bhutan, India will take grom China.
India needs to break China otherwise China will break India
Actually no one has a clue about the real reason for the PLA deployment since April 2020.
Why would the PLA spend so much money and lives of their own forces on all this. Are we missing something?
The Chinese have subtleties in their strategies and as we are just trying to guess what they are up to.
@Neil, China should give up Tibet and Beijing and Pakistan should give Punjab, Sindh, Balochistand And Kashmir for peace in South Asia…every thing will be wonderful for all peaceful people.
The mystery of why CHina’s PLA acted as it did, can be partially explained by the fact that in our Parliament, our senior Ministers have stated vociferously that Aksai Chin will be reclaimed back – even though its status was still under negotiation between the border consultative teams of both nations. With the Xinjian- Tibet highway at stake , China has decided to create a wider geographical buffer between our territories and the highway. For China, the best way is to gobble up more territory West of our LAC.
The folly of making unduly aggressive looking statements aimed at a domestic audience on the floor of Parliament are only now coming home to our thoroughly inexperienced Cabinet members.
@Sudarshan Aksai Chin is never negotiated. It’s Indian land under illegal occupation. Check you facts.
Like the Ten Commandments and Ashoka’s Edicts, in present times, nothing is etched in stone. The world is evolving. The increase in rate of speed of change after the II WW War, in areas ranging from technology to tactics can rival the speed of light, so to speak. Methods (the way we talk) are less important than the core issue. It is better that we stick to basics rather than to methods in our analysis of all matters and situations. What is happening now between India and China has happened many times earlier; it is just that this time because of technology the game is being played out louder in the media.
The fact is nothing about LAC has really changed since 1947, since the exact line of LAC has never been agreed by the two parties. Using this as an excuse, China often tries to grab unoccupied territories (patrolled by both etc…) wherever possible and whenever it suits them, along the LAC. The intend is nothing more than to keep India on a leash and ensure it is not a competition in South Asia. It is also sad that two Nations, even after wars and talks, have not been able to resolve it for decades. This happens when one or both parties do not want a resolution. It is abundantly clear here as to who does not want the issue resolved. It is fallacious to expect that it will get resolved any time soon unless China comes to the negotiating table. Like Snehesh (The Print) often says, War is not a solution while it can extend the problem; though we need to maintain a strong Army.
China will win the day, if we as a Nation divert our excess energies here rather than on the economic and societal issues which are more fundamental and enduring to a better future for India.
For criminally neglecting healthcare and primary education the vilification of Nehru should never stop. His distrust of fellow Indians, especially if they were wealth creators and his failure to pay attention to improving the quality of India’s population are reason enough why his vilification should never stop. His failure to completely scrap British era laws including the sedition, blasphemy and official secrets acts and his attempt to curb the freedom of expression are further reasons why he should be forever vilified.
The fact that something was done wrong in the past doesn’t amount to “vilification” Its a mere reflection of the circumstances which led us to this point. Foreign Affairs is not a one day or a 10 year game. More so when dealing with civilizational cultures like both India and China are. Civilizational cultures have seen it all and when one is the aggressor you do not keep mute. If you do, the result is before us to see. Not just in Aksai Chin but also elswhere around the globe where erstwhile unshakeable civilizations were wiped out . Its important to look at things from this angle too because China for sure has opened a front on all sides based on its perception of glory of the Middle Kingdom.
what do you expect, India should ho back, fruend India has nothing to go back for.
India is there for good, yes the offensive posture once we have Aksai Chin, all occupied lands plus make Tibet Free then we stay back and relax little bit then we will becready for any counter attack by the Chinese.
I forget all areas upto every direction till 500 kilometres from Bhutan, India will take grom China.
India needs to break China otherwise China will break India
Actually no one has a clue about the real reason for the PLA deployment since April 2020.
Why would the PLA spend so much money and lives of their own forces on all this. Are we missing something?
The Chinese have subtleties in their strategies and as we are just trying to guess what they are up to.
I agree with the author.
We should give up ladakh, Arunachal, sure Sikkim as they are hospitable.
There is no point of posturing for these land masses where no one inhabits.
Infact let POK connect with Ladakh via Jammu and Srinagar that will be wonderful.
@Neil, China should give up Tibet and Beijing and Pakistan should give Punjab, Sindh, Balochistand And Kashmir for peace in South Asia…every thing will be wonderful for all peaceful people.
The mystery of why CHina’s PLA acted as it did, can be partially explained by the fact that in our Parliament, our senior Ministers have stated vociferously that Aksai Chin will be reclaimed back – even though its status was still under negotiation between the border consultative teams of both nations. With the Xinjian- Tibet highway at stake , China has decided to create a wider geographical buffer between our territories and the highway. For China, the best way is to gobble up more territory West of our LAC.
The folly of making unduly aggressive looking statements aimed at a domestic audience on the floor of Parliament are only now coming home to our thoroughly inexperienced Cabinet members.
@Sudarshan Aksai Chin is never negotiated. It’s Indian land under illegal occupation. Check you facts.
Like the Ten Commandments and Ashoka’s Edicts, in present times, nothing is etched in stone. The world is evolving. The increase in rate of speed of change after the II WW War, in areas ranging from technology to tactics can rival the speed of light, so to speak. Methods (the way we talk) are less important than the core issue. It is better that we stick to basics rather than to methods in our analysis of all matters and situations. What is happening now between India and China has happened many times earlier; it is just that this time because of technology the game is being played out louder in the media.
The fact is nothing about LAC has really changed since 1947, since the exact line of LAC has never been agreed by the two parties. Using this as an excuse, China often tries to grab unoccupied territories (patrolled by both etc…) wherever possible and whenever it suits them, along the LAC. The intend is nothing more than to keep India on a leash and ensure it is not a competition in South Asia. It is also sad that two Nations, even after wars and talks, have not been able to resolve it for decades. This happens when one or both parties do not want a resolution. It is abundantly clear here as to who does not want the issue resolved. It is fallacious to expect that it will get resolved any time soon unless China comes to the negotiating table. Like Snehesh (The Print) often says, War is not a solution while it can extend the problem; though we need to maintain a strong Army.
China will win the day, if we as a Nation divert our excess energies here rather than on the economic and societal issues which are more fundamental and enduring to a better future for India.
Without commenting on the merits of this column, perhaps the vilification of PM Nehru should now stop.
For criminally neglecting healthcare and primary education the vilification of Nehru should never stop. His distrust of fellow Indians, especially if they were wealth creators and his failure to pay attention to improving the quality of India’s population are reason enough why his vilification should never stop. His failure to completely scrap British era laws including the sedition, blasphemy and official secrets acts and his attempt to curb the freedom of expression are further reasons why he should be forever vilified.
The fact that something was done wrong in the past doesn’t amount to “vilification” Its a mere reflection of the circumstances which led us to this point. Foreign Affairs is not a one day or a 10 year game. More so when dealing with civilizational cultures like both India and China are. Civilizational cultures have seen it all and when one is the aggressor you do not keep mute. If you do, the result is before us to see. Not just in Aksai Chin but also elswhere around the globe where erstwhile unshakeable civilizations were wiped out . Its important to look at things from this angle too because China for sure has opened a front on all sides based on its perception of glory of the Middle Kingdom.