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Economic Times | 26 Jun, 2020 | 06.32AM IST
India China Live Updates: India warns China of ‘consequences’
India warned China that failure to implement the disengagement understanding on the LAC in eastern Ladakh would have consequences as a continuation of the current situation would have a negative impact on development of the bilateral relationship.
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'China needs to accept changed ground reality'
- India is keeping a close watch on the ground situation in eastern Ladakh to see how disengagement proceeds and has made it clear that China needs to accept the changed "ground reality" that India will not back off from pursuing its interests on its side of the Line of Actual Control.
- The Indian insistence that Chinese troops retreat has been backed by actions such as the recent construction of a bridge at Shyok, intended to drive home the point that the tactics of violating the LAC and squatting on Indian territory will yield diminishing returns. "The message is that China needs to recognise that things are not the same," a source said.
- The Indian establishment is well aware that there are gaps between action and words and the Chinese foreign ministry itself has been blowing hot and cold. The proposed disengagement agreed to by military commanders will be watched but there will no de-escalation on the Indian side and vantage points will not be yielded to the intruders even if the waiting game drags on.
- Sources pointed out that the absence of a firing incident on the border since 1975 was a significant achievement and the government did not undervalue it. Indeed, Indian troops were under instructions not to escalate matters. But this did not mean that Chinese troops could, at any time of their choosing, violate the LAC and seek to browbeat the Indian leadership.
China amassing troops, armaments along LAC: India
- China has been amassing a large contingent of troops and armaments along the LAC in eastern Ladakh since early May, India said on Thursday, and warned that continuation of the current situation would only vitiate the atmosphere for the development of the relationship.
- This is for the first time since the military standoff began in early May, India has officially admitted about the Chinese buildup along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
- In a strongly-worded statement, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said conduct of the Chinese forces is in "complete disregard" of all mutually agreed norms.
India's auto and pharma sectors not ready to wean off China
- Days after a border clash with China this month in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed, New Delhi told firms to find ways to cut imports from China. But two big industries, automobiles and pharmaceuticals, say this is easier said than done.
- Like many countries, India relies on China for products such as electronic components and drug ingredients because it cannot make them or source them elsewhere as cheaply, company and industry figures say.
- Thus any moves to curb imports or make them costlier without developing alternatives will hurt local businesses.
India and China deployed in 'large numbers' in border showdown: Foreign Ministry
- India acknowledged for the first time Thursday that it has matched China in massing troops at their contested Himalayan border region after a deadly clash this month.
- But India's foreign ministry accused China of causing the tensions by starting military deployments, and warned relations between the world's two most populous nations could be undermined if the standoff continues.
- The neighbours have blamed each other for a June 15 battle in the Ladakh region in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed while China suffered an unknown number of casualties.
Moving Europe troops to counter China threat to India: US
- In a statement that pitches the US as a factor in the India-China military face-off, secretary of state Mike Pompeo said on Thursday that China's "threats to India" and Southeast Asia were among the main reasons for the US's move to reduce its troops in Europe.
- The decision to draw down troops in Germany was part of a well-thought out strategy because they were being moved to other places, Pompeo told the Brussels Forum. US President Donald Trump recently announced that the US would be reducing troops from Germany, a decision that's angered EU countries.
- The actions of the Chinese Communist Party, Pompeo said, meant there were "threats to India" and countries like Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and the South China Sea. "We are going to make sure we are postured appropriately to counter the PLA. We think that is the challenge of our time and we are going to make sure we have resources in place to do that," he said.
- Pompeo's marking out of China's threats to its neighbours as a priority represents a significant policy statement and security posture.
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 has also counter-deployed an adequate number of acclimatised troops and heavy weaponry in order to prevent any further Chinese ingress.
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