DOKLAM STANDOFF ENDS
After 73 days standoff ended peacefully but can this happen again? yes
we will be having these standoff frequently because there is no proper mechanism
HOW IT STARTED:
china started a road construction in doklam pass plateau in a disputed tri junction which is in bteween India, Bhutan and China(chumbi valley)
we will be having these standoff frequently because there is no proper mechanism
HOW IT STARTED:
china started a road construction in doklam pass plateau in a disputed tri junction which is in bteween India, Bhutan and China(chumbi valley)
China wanted to connect the doklam pass with main stream China with road , railway networks
WHY?
a strategically important area
now let's go to the past in 1962 war Chinese troops captured strategically important areas and locations on the borders of arunachal Pradesh area. in the north eastern India, the only strategically important location for India is sikkim (doklam pass).
India's CONCERNS:
Sikkim gives an upper hand to China for India and road construction in disputed area can be a problem for India in any war like situation because Chinese can get their army easily
Siliguri corridor(chicken's neck), the only part which connects 7 sisters with main stream india.if china captures this corridor india can loose all the 7 sisters i.e north eastern states
china did not hesitated in making remakes on what happened in 1962 war and India should learn from that, India's response to that was there is a huge difference in1962 India and 2017 India. No nation wants war, not China not India so after 73 days, stone pelting and videos going viral of China's army and Indian army faceoff, the standoff ended peacefully.But in the whole matter, China took an aggressive stance, did not gave importance to Bhutan's request of removing the troops continued patrolling in the tri junction.Bars entry for Indian pilgrims going to Mansarovar via the nathu la border post.
1st indian side pulled back all the personnel and equipments then Chinese army.Beijing also promised that they will be making necessary adjustments.but did not gave any kind of information regarding what steps they will be taking. Even both the parties did not talked about the road constuction so happening of same thing again their is a high probalility.
WHY this can happen AGAIN :
china don't consider trijuction as a disputed area, they claims that area and also their is a differing perception on LAC (line of actual control) for China and India
now what CAN be DONE:
We need a more robust border management mechanism plus more intense bilateral exchange.
We also need more border personal meeting points beyond 6 points.
DGMO(director general military operation) level hotline in place,
more visits and tactical level exchange and definitely we can see the changes in future regading any border dispute
Amidst the standoff , china on numerous occasions has threatened India to "learn a lesson from its defeat in 1962". But actually it is the frustration of Nathu LA and Cho La of 1967 when they had faced strong retaliation and even high in casualty.Later 1987 sino-indian skirmish was big blow on the ego of superpower, thereafter every attempt to bully India go in vain.
ReplyDeletewe must understand that not every time china gonna encircle India on land.
Chinese naval vessel is in the Pakistani waters in the Arabian Sea off Karachi. The naval forces of China and Pakistan are holding joint exercises raising concerns for geostrategic assets of India.
Many observers have pointed out that Chinese activities in the Arabian Sea off Pakistan coast have increased significantly. China has called this a move to pirates in the region.
China was given the authority to manage Gwadar port of Pakistan near Iran border for next 40 years. The port was developed by China. Also, there is China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). China is concerned about the security of the CPEC but it is also using the project to deepen its strategic assets in the northern Indian Ocean.
The new game of Asia also called as string of pearls is another matter of concern.
STRING OF PEARLS
China was working on a strategy to expand its influence in the Indian Ocean to extract maximum benefit from it and contain Indian hold in the region. China was expected to raise civilian and military infrastructure at chosen points on the islands or ports - metaphorically called pearls - surrounding India.
String of pearl, in geostrategic parlance, refers to the Strait of Malacca, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, the Maldives, the Strait of Hormuz and Somalia. It also includes Bangladesh and Myanmar in Chinese strategy.
HOW INDIA COUNTERS CHINA
India has identified the challenge from China's String of Pearls strategy. India has made serious attempts to improve its relation with its maritime neighbours.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recast India's Look East Policy as Act East Policy with emphasis on developing infrastructure in the East Asian countries. To counter Chinese influence in Myanmar, India has recently extended over USD 1.75 billion in grants and credit to Myanmar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Bangladesh and received his counterpart in New Delhi with an eye on China, which is reported to be developing some kind of deep sea military infrastructure at Sonadia. India has also promised USD 4.5 billion credit to Bangladesh only in April this year.
Indian government's increased engagement with Sri Lanka has ensured that the pace of Chinese 'economic intrusion', in the island neighbour has slowed down in the past two years
AMIT DIXIT
you are right ,china's one road one belt to connect the world and also to show dominance ,u can see the example of sri lanka's hambantota port,,,sri lanka is in debt,,,,same with pakistan,,,,,and other countries,,,,,not joining the orob and restoring relationships with neighbouring country is the way forward
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