India and China. Both countries are nuclear powers. Tensions
are rising between the 2 countries over the recent border dispute. Twenty
Indian soldiers, including a colonel, were killed during a clash on Monday
night. This bloody conflict has exposed the risks of expansionist nationalism.
The clashes happened on the border of Ladakh area of
Indian-controlled Kashmir. China has also issued a press release during this regard.
However, no casualties were reported. And India has been blamed for the
conflict. Past experience has shown that it takes an extended time for such
casualties to be reported in China. Because, the relevant authorities of the
country control this information. For these reasons, we've to believe the
Indian media for information.
India's border dispute with China isn't new. There are
similar clashes before. However, the last such bloody clash happened in 1975.
Four Indian soldiers were killed in Arunachal Pradesh. And in 1982 there was
alittle war between these two countries. As a result, it's expected that a
sudden storm will come this time; which can affect both countries.
After the war of 1962, the road of Actual Control (LAC)
between the 2 countries was fixed. But there was no agreement between the 2
countries, there was no control. this is often especially evident in recent
times. However, the 2 sides agreed that they might patrol the border without
firearms. But the recent spate of clashes has made it clear that such clashes
could happen more.
For decades, China has stepped up construction in border
areas. And India has started walking this path for a couple of years. But China
is trying to divert India from this path. This attempt by the Chinese army
since last May is eye-catching. Tanvi Madan, director of the India Project at
the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based think factory , said the world
was difficult to regulate . the purpose isn't that such incidents just happened
instantly. it's received instructions from the upper echelons of China.
However, consistent with Vipin Narang, a professor of security studies at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) within the us , the Indian media is
comparatively independent. during this situation, there's a sort of pressure
from the nationalists to require revenge. As a result, it'll be difficult for
India to scale back this tension very easily.
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