Line of Actual Control (LAC) : India & Tibet Border Updates

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We shouldnt have agreed to meet them. They are just trying to brazen it out. We should let forces on the ground handle it. Only when the previous status quo is achieved and forces verify that pull back has been completed we should say talks can happen. We are giving them an opportunity to spread their propaganda.
Diplomacy is the way forward to resolve any international issue with full backing of military. That's what happening on the ground.
 
Diplomacy is the way forward to resolve any international issue with full backing of military. That's what happening on the ground.
You are being naive. The Chinese are coldly calculating whether the ground position is favorable enough to initiate action.
Their army has taken the lead and Indian deterrence is not credible enough for them to step back at the moment.
A few apps banned is such a low key response that the Chinese will just brush it off. In a diplomatic spat with Japan a few years back, the Chinese encouraged massive public riots with Japanese cars and factories being burnt.
Without any casualties with Australia, China has upfront banned import of Australian products, perishable ones just yesterday.
Chinese are not convinced that India is ready to fight. They think the ingression by India are just bargaining chips .
Their ambassador is lecturing us on our channels.
 
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When someone place bets with you then both sides have money or collateral on the line. However it seems in India's case that only our territory is on the line while we consider win as status quo ante. If you win then you pocket my money and if I win, I pocket my money. We have to break out of this defeatist, defensive mindset. China played its bet on gaining our territory, in return we should be gunning for their "territory" (which is ours anyway). Their misadventures should be paid in kind and made a precedent that once you think of occupation over LAC/LOC/IB, you should contemplate losing yours as well. That's why we should have crossed LOC and imposed same punitive cost on paxtan in kargil.

Otherwise paxtanis and cheenis will keep coming back because worst they accounted for is status quo ante which is too low a cost for their thrust.
 
These statements are ominous. I don't get a good feeling of either side. These statements are drafted to convey message, and based on what has happened, these statements do not have the right intentions
This was drafted before the meeting in Russia. The Chinese just put up a show of being reasonable in Russia by initiating talks but had zero intentions of any agreement.
Couple this with statements from our COAS about serious situation and today's statement from the foreign secretary about serious challenge, and the war clouds are gathering.
 
I checked on Google maps. Whatever heights we have occupied are on our side of IB. So any agreement on mutual withdrawal would not be in our interest as we would be withdrawing from our own territory while Chinese would be leaving something which was never their's. Instead in my opinion we should continue our ops, and move our troops more eastwards from where they are currently staying, cross the IB and grab a chunk of Chinese territory and then use it as a diplomatic chip to force Chinese out from our territory.
Speaking of which, if we could capture these three heights ( indicated by yellow line) then almost 1500 sq km of Chinese territory would come directly under our control and much more than that would be under our dominating control. These heights are closest to the heights we currently occupy on our side of IB. Apart from giving us control of Chinese territory they could provide us watch over Chinese troops to as far as end of Panging lake. Additionally the easternmost height is close (30km) to G219 road. So if we manage to get artillery there then we could easily disrupt Chinese supply lines. This dagger can also completely encircle Chinese position of Spangkur lake and block the only gateway to Tibet.
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Unsolicited Advise- Always better to be over prepared then under prepared .
In 1971 , our factories were quietly preparing for the war effort while indira Gandhi was doing the rounds of foreign capitals including usa.
It was the worst kept secret that India was preparing for war in BD.
I don't get that feeling now . It's as if we hope their will be no conflict because China is perceived stronger.
Just rushing troops to the front is not preparation. I don't want another few decades of , China stabbed us in the back , we were not prepared, corona diverted us , etc .

Being prepared and unambiguously prepared is also one way of averting war.
Our 20 odd soldiers should not die in vain. They were the first in line of fire and now we have had enough time to prepare.