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In an excerpt published a few days back in The Print, it was said that in the wake of the recent actions along the LAC, Gen Malik commented…
“Gen Malik said that while the short-term goal is status quo ante, the long-term objective should be to make the Chinese agree to delineation of the LAC on the maps. “
““Because unless that is, these kind of intrusions and small actions that take place on the LAC will continue,” he said.””
It is obvious that “issues” along the LAC is not a thing of a few recent years; it has existed since our Independence and successive Governments have failed to resolve the matter of the undefined LAC with neighboring China. It is natural that intrusions and small actions will take place along this nebulous and undefined border in inhospitable terrain. It is infructuous to discuss these actions in detail in public because of the very nature that it happens along “claimed” and not defined lines.
What the successive governments since decades have failed to do is take the Nation into confidence about the larger National Security issues like policies and approach being taken to comprehensively resolve the matters of LAC.
The responsibility level of all Indians is not same. Starting with the headline of this article ” STOP HIDING FACTS FROM INDIANS”
Just as we have people calling discretion hiding facts , we will also have people conveying information to undesirable elements if put into public domain in good faith.
Besides there is the tendency to use the information for political purposes quite indiscreetly and irresponsibly
In an excerpt published a few days back in The Print, it was said that in the wake of the recent actions along the LAC, Gen Malik commented…
“Gen Malik said that while the short-term goal is status quo ante, the long-term objective should be to make the Chinese agree to delineation of the LAC on the maps. “
““Because unless that is, these kind of intrusions and small actions that take place on the LAC will continue,” he said.””
It is obvious that “issues” along the LAC is not a thing of a few recent years; it has existed since our Independence and successive Governments have failed to resolve the matter of the undefined LAC with neighboring China. It is natural that intrusions and small actions will take place along this nebulous and undefined border in inhospitable terrain. It is infructuous to discuss these actions in detail in public because of the very nature that it happens along “claimed” and not defined lines.
What the successive governments since decades have failed to do is take the Nation into confidence about the larger National Security issues like policies and approach being taken to comprehensively resolve the matters of LAC.
The responsibility level of all Indians is not same. Starting with the headline of this article ” STOP HIDING FACTS FROM INDIANS”
Just as we have people calling discretion hiding facts , we will also have people conveying information to undesirable elements if put into public domain in good faith.
Besides there is the tendency to use the information for political purposes quite indiscreetly and irresponsibly
Defence forces should allow all information to be made public.
That way both china and pakistan can save lot of money recruiting spies.
Someone tried to hide the facts of former PM LB Shastri ?