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India is now in a position to change from reactive to proactive strategy and is ‘Willing and capable’ since it has realised the expansionist coercive designs of China and if China is not pushed back it will be a life long blot on the capabilities and willingness of the government. From its action, China does not appear to follow the agreement and will stay put in the positions which is holding and even develop these positions into permanent defences. India thus has to take immediate steps than to wait and watch and allow Chinese to the firm in.
India has to bear the cost factor of BORDER PROTECTION in mind. Not only will it be development of habitat, but also the cost of maintaining troops and equipment in the harshest terrain and climatic conditions.
India has to thus be SELECTIVE.
Unfortunately, military commanders responsible for an area, cannot be entrusted this responsibility of SELECTION. They are too emotionally attached to PROTECTION OF EVERY INCH, which included many INCHES which aren’t threatened.
The analysis has to be done by an independent team, which is already familiar with the area and which gives a hearing to the regional military commanders, but is adequately detached to decide for itself.
All wars cannot be avoided. This is the sad fact of life. Although we may engage in talks/diplomacy/trade barriers etc., but China will understand us only if we get really aggressive & take initiative rather than being defensive always. China still does not look at us as a serious military rival as it considers itself as top world power. Now we have to prove our resolve & strength to China.
Our first move will also be inline with current nationalistic mood in the country & ambitions of India as world power. But it should be a surprise offensive military move from India which would put China off-balance. Only such a stromg offensive move from India will calm down China and ultimately bring peace between the two countries.
Mr.Victor Gao in two articles that appeared in The Wire on 23rd and 24th July has clearly given an ultimatum to India (doubtlessly on behalf of those who matter in China).First he explains the reasons for the recent action in the following words
“Pangong lake, at the other end of the road, is 134 kms long and G219 skirts its eastern shore just as the road to DBO skirts its western edge. It therefore provides a swift route for moving large numbers of troops, artillery and armour from deep inside Tibet to places from which they can cut off the road to DBO within hours. Occupying the heights above finger 4, can give the PLA the capacity to interdict any Indian counter-attack on Chinese landing craft in the lake. A similar dominating position in the heights above the Galwan valley can give the PLA a second choke point from which to target the road from Ladakh to DBO. ”
Then in the second part of his article he asserts that in order to avoid war India must
(a) Dissociate itself from QUAD
(b) Recognize Gilgit as a part of Pakistan
(c) Join BRI which last would by itself achieve the above two objectives without political turmoil.
If this article is really written as a feeler on behalf of his Government then now the ball is now in India’s court.
India is now in a position to change from reactive to proactive strategy and is ‘Willing and capable’ since it has realised the expansionist coercive designs of China and if China is not pushed back it will be a life long blot on the capabilities and willingness of the government. From its action, China does not appear to follow the agreement and will stay put in the positions which is holding and even develop these positions into permanent defences. India thus has to take immediate steps than to wait and watch and allow Chinese to the firm in.
India has to bear the cost factor of BORDER PROTECTION in mind. Not only will it be development of habitat, but also the cost of maintaining troops and equipment in the harshest terrain and climatic conditions.
India has to thus be SELECTIVE.
Unfortunately, military commanders responsible for an area, cannot be entrusted this responsibility of SELECTION. They are too emotionally attached to PROTECTION OF EVERY INCH, which included many INCHES which aren’t threatened.
The analysis has to be done by an independent team, which is already familiar with the area and which gives a hearing to the regional military commanders, but is adequately detached to decide for itself.
All wars cannot be avoided. This is the sad fact of life. Although we may engage in talks/diplomacy/trade barriers etc., but China will understand us only if we get really aggressive & take initiative rather than being defensive always. China still does not look at us as a serious military rival as it considers itself as top world power. Now we have to prove our resolve & strength to China.
Our first move will also be inline with current nationalistic mood in the country & ambitions of India as world power. But it should be a surprise offensive military move from India which would put China off-balance. Only such a stromg offensive move from India will calm down China and ultimately bring peace between the two countries.
Mr.Victor Gao in two articles that appeared in The Wire on 23rd and 24th July has clearly given an ultimatum to India (doubtlessly on behalf of those who matter in China).First he explains the reasons for the recent action in the following words
“Pangong lake, at the other end of the road, is 134 kms long and G219 skirts its eastern shore just as the road to DBO skirts its western edge. It therefore provides a swift route for moving large numbers of troops, artillery and armour from deep inside Tibet to places from which they can cut off the road to DBO within hours. Occupying the heights above finger 4, can give the PLA the capacity to interdict any Indian counter-attack on Chinese landing craft in the lake. A similar dominating position in the heights above the Galwan valley can give the PLA a second choke point from which to target the road from Ladakh to DBO. ”
Then in the second part of his article he asserts that in order to avoid war India must
(a) Dissociate itself from QUAD
(b) Recognize Gilgit as a part of Pakistan
(c) Join BRI which last would by itself achieve the above two objectives without political turmoil.
If this article is really written as a feeler on behalf of his Government then now the ball is now in India’s court.