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Multiple reasons have been cited as the triggers for these skirmishes. MIT professor [[Taylor Fravel]] said that China is responding to India's infrastructure development in Ladakh, such as the [[Darbuk–Shyok–DBO Road]]. He also added that it is a show of strength for China amidst the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], which originated in [[Wuhan]] and has damaged both the Chinese economy and its diplomatic relationships. India's former ambassador to China [[Ashok Kantha]] said that these skirmishes are part of a growing Chinese assertiveness in both the Indo-China border and the South China sea.<ref name=":9">
Multiple reasons have been cited as the triggers for these skirmishes. MIT professor [[Taylor Fravel]] said that China is responding to India's infrastructure development in Ladakh, such as the [[Darbuk–Shyok–DBO Road]]. He also added that it is a show of strength for China amidst the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], which originated in [[Wuhan]] and has damaged both the Chinese economy and its diplomatic relationships. India's former ambassador to China [[Ashok Kantha]] said that these skirmishes are part of a growing Chinese assertiveness in both the Indo-China border and the South China sea.<ref name=":9">
{{cite news |title=Indian border infrastructure or Chinese assertiveness? Experts dissect what triggered China border moves |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=26 May 2020 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/china-india-line-of-actual-control-ladakh-6427647/}}
{{cite news |title=Indian border infrastructure or Chinese assertiveness? Experts dissect what triggered China border moves |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=26 May 2020 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/china-india-line-of-actual-control-ladakh-6427647/}}
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</ref> Indian Ambassador P. Stobdan writes in ''[[The Indian Express]]'' on 26 May that the Chinese are trying to take the lake at [[Pangong Tso]] (Lukung), which would essentially force India to redraw its borders, also possibly even exposing [[Siachen Glacier|Siachen]] to Chinese presence.<ref name=":0" />


== Pangong Tso incidents ==
== Pangong Tso incidents ==

Revision as of 08:08, 5 June 2020

Sino–India skirmish
Part of Sino-Indian border dispute

A Survey of India map cropped to Ladakh area. Red ink marks depict rough location of Daulat Beg Oldi Road (near the top) and Pangong Tso (near the bottom), two of the areas Chinese and Indian troops have skirmished over.
Date5 May 2020–ongoing
Location
Line of Actual Control (LAC),
Indo-China border
Status Ongoing
Belligerents
 China  India
Commanders and leaders
Xi Jinping
(CMC Chairman)
Xu Qiliang
(CMC Vice Chairman)
Zhang Youxia
(CMC Vice Chairman)		 Narendra Modi
(Prime Minister of India)
Gen Bipin Rawat
(Chief of Defence Staff)
Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane
(Chief of the Army Staff)
ACM Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
(Chief of the Air Staff)
Units involved

 People's Liberation Army

File:Armed forces flag.png Indian Armed Forces

Casualties and losses

7 injured (in Sikkim)[1]

10 injured (in Naku La Pass)[2]

4 injured (in Sikkim)[3]

72 injured (in Pangong Tso)[2][4]

10 injured (in Naku La Pass)[2]
Cause: Unresolved borders, border infrastructure development, COVID-19 pademic

Template:China-India border dispute The 2020 China–India skirmishes have become an ongoing military standoff between China and India. Since 5 May 2020, Chinese and Indian troops were reported to have engaged in non-lethal aggressive action, face-offs and skirmishes at multiple locations along the Sino-Indian border. Skirmishes have taken place near the Pangong Lake in Ladakh and the Nathu La pass in Sikkim. In addition, face-offs are ongoing at multiple locations in eastern Ladakh, along the Line of Actual Control that has persisted from the 1962 Sino-Indian War. Most recent of them is at the Galwan River valley, where the Chinese forces objected to Indian road construction within Indian territory.[5][6]

Amid the standoff, India has moved an additional ~12,000 more workers to the region to help in completing Indian infrastructure development.[7][8] Notably experts have said that these infrastructure projects in Ladakh such as the Darbuk–Shyok–DBO Road were a cause for the standoff in the first place.[9] Extensive Chinese infrastructure development is also taking place in these disputed border regions.[10][11] However, India and China have both maintained that there are enough bilateral mechanisms to diplomatically resolve the situation.[12]

Background and causes

The border between China and India is disputed at twenty different locations. Since the 1980s, there have been over 20 rounds of talks between the two countries related to these border issues.[13] An ORF study points out that only 1% to 2% of border incidents between 2010 and 2014 received any form of media coverage.[13][14] There is "no publicly available map depicting India’s version of the LAC", the official boundary for India is as seen on Survey of India maps.[15] For China the LAC is mostly the claim line in the Ladakh region, but in the north-east of India, China claims Arunachal Pradesh.[15] The Shyam Saran Report in 2020 revealed that India had lost 640 km² (~247 mi²) due to "area denial" by Chinese patrolling.[16][17] Despite the disputes, skirmishes and standoffs, not a single shot has been fired between the two countries along the border for over 50 years.[18]

The last major standoff between China and India at Doklam in 2017 lasted 73 days.[19][20] Since then, China has increased military presence in the Tibetan plateau region, bringing in Type 15 tanks, Harbin Z-20 helicopters, CAIG Wing Loong variants and vehicle-mounted howitzers.[a][21] The Ngari Gunsa Airport has also been expanded with Shenyang J-16s and J-11s fighter jets stationed. The airport is 200 kilometres from Pangong Tso, Ladakh.[21][10]

Multiple reasons have been cited as the triggers for these skirmishes. MIT professor Taylor Fravel said that China is responding to India's infrastructure development in Ladakh, such as the Darbuk–Shyok–DBO Road. He also added that it is a show of strength for China amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, which originated in Wuhan and has damaged both the Chinese economy and its diplomatic relationships. India's former ambassador to China Ashok Kantha said that these skirmishes are part of a growing Chinese assertiveness in both the Indo-China border and the South China sea.[9]

Pangong Tso incidents

The first standoff began on 5 May when Indian and Chinese soldiers clashed at Pangong Tso lake, which is a lake that extends from India to the Tibetan Autonomous Region, China, with the LAC passing through it.[22][23] A video shows soldiers from both nations engaged in fistfights and stone-pelting along the Line of Actual Control.[24] On 10/11 May, another clash had taken place.[25] The last time such an incident occurred was also at Pangong Tso in August 2017.[26] A number of soldiers on both sides had sustained injuries. Indian media reported that around 72 Indian soldiers were injured in the confrontation at Pangong Tso and some had to be flown to hospitals in Leh, Chandi Mandir and Delhi.[27][28][unreliable source?]

Lukung, Pangong Tso, where the Line of Actual Control is being disputed.[16]

After the conflict, several Chinese military helicopters were spotted flying near the Indian border at least twice. India then deployed several Sukhoi Su-30MKI jets to the area, although whether this was due to the Chinese actions remains unclear. It was wrongfully reported that the Chinese helicopters had violated Indian airspace repeatedly.[29] The Government of India later rectified and stated that the Chinese helicopters did not actually invade India's airspace.[30] The Indian media though reported that the Chinese approached Indian soldiers with "sticks" and "clubs with barbed wires" during a stand-off in the area.[31]

Sikkim incidents

According to Indian media reports, on 10 May, the spat began when the Chinese intruded into the Muguthang Valley and shouted to the Indian troops: "This (Sikkim) is not your land, this is not Indian territory... so just go back". Following this, an Indian Army lieutenant punched the Chinese major on his nose, making him bleed.[32] The other Indian troops present pulled back the lieutenant quickly.[32] Several troops numbering 11 men were left slightly injured in the encounter, of which 7 were Chinese soldiers and 4 were Indian ones, according to CNN's Indian affiliate CNN-News18.[1][33][34] Press Trust of India reported that the incident involved 150 soldiers; stones were also thrown.[19]

Following the incident, the lieutenant involved, who was a third-generation military recruit, was called back from the area.[25] An Indian army eastern command spokesman said that the matter was "resolved after 'dialogue and interaction' at a local level" and that "temporary and short-duration face-offs between border-guarding troops do occur as boundaries are not resolved. Troops resolve such issues mutually as per established protocols".[19][20] China did not share details about the incident, with the Chinese Ministry of National Defense not confirming the happening of the incident either.[35] The Chinese foreign ministry though stated "Chinese soldiers were always upholding peace and tranquility along the border".[35]

Eastern Ladakh incidents

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The Indian Express reported on 21 May that the Chinese troops had entered the Indian territory in the Galwan River valley, citing objections to Indian road construction within (undisputed) Indian territory. The road under construction is said to branch off from the Darbuk–Shyok–DBO Road and lead into the Galwan valley.[b] "The Chinese have moved troops to the area, pitched 70-80 tents and parked heavy vehicles and monitoring equipment, not very far from the Indian side," said the report.[36]

A later report on 24 May said that the Chinese soldiers had crossed into the Indian territory at three places: Hot Springs, Patrolling Point 14 and Patrolling Point 15. At each of these places, around 800–1000 Chinese soldiers are reported to have crossed over for about 2–3 km, pitching tents and deploying heavy vehicles and monitoring equipment. It added that Indian troops have also been deployed in the area at a distance of 300–500 metres.[6][5]

Business Standard reported on 30 May that thousands of Chinese soldiers were "consolidating their positions, digging defences needed to repel Indian attacks". It stated that there are about 18 guns in support of the Chinese troops at Pangong Tso, and about 12 guns supporting PLA troops in the Galwan valley. Indian troops had taken up position to block any further ingress by PLA troops to the Darbuk–Shyok–DBO Road.[37]

According to EurAsian Times, the Chinese have a huge build-up including military-style bunkers, new permanent structures, military trucks, and road-building equipment. It quoted an Indian official calling it "the most dangerous situation since 1962".[38] The Hindu quoted officials as stating that the stand of China is not tenable. "This amounted to a change in the status quo and would not be acceptable to India in any manner."[39]

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-run newspaper Global Times blamed India for the stand-off claiming that India had "illegally constructed defence facilities across the border into Chinese territory in the Galwan Valley region". Long Xingchun, a senior research fellow at the Beijing Foreign Studies University wrote that the border friction was "not caused by accident". "India has been clearly and definitely aware that the Galwan Valley region is Chinese territory."[40]

Xi Jinping, CCP General Secretary and Central Military Commission chairman,[41] on 26 May urged the military "to think about worst-case scenarios" and "scale up battle preparedness". He said that the COVID-19 pandemic brought a profound impact on the global landscape and China's security and development.[40] Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the situation in Ladakh with National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and the Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat on 26 May.[42]

The Chinese Ambassador to India as well as a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman made statements on 27 May 2020 to the effect that the overall situation is stable.[43] However, a day later on 28 May, thousands of soldiers belonging to China's People's Liberation Army began moving into disputed regions along the Himalayan border in Ladakh, prompting India to deploy several infantry battalions from the provincial capital of Leh.[44]

On June 1, Indian Army sent additional reinforcements to Ladakh with majority of reinforcements coming from Kashmir and Line of Control (LoC). Villagers in Durbuk, an area close to the Sino-Indian border, report that every night around 80 to 90 Indian Army trucks pass through their area.[45]

Amid the standoff, India has moved an additional ~12,000 more workers to the region to help in complete Indian road projects.[7][8] Notably experts have said that India building infrastructure along the border was a cause for the standoff in the first place.[9]

Strategic diplomacy

See also: Second Cold War

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson for India Anurag Srivastava maintained that there are enough bilateral mechanisms for India and China to solve border disputes diplomatically, in a press conference on 28 May 2020.[46][12] These agreements encompass:[46]

Five bilateral treaties between India and China to address border disputes

  • 1993: Agreement on the Maintenance of Peace and Tranquility along the Line of Actual Control in the India-China Border Areas
  • 1996: Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the People's Republic of China on Confidence-Building Measures in the Military Field Along the Line of Actual Control in the India-China Border Areas
  • 2005: Protocol on the Modalities for the Implementation of Confidence Building Measures in the Military Field Along the Line of Actual Control in the India-China Border Areas
  • 2012: Establishment of a Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs
  • 2013: Border Defence Cooperation Agreement between India and China

However current critics say that these agreements are "deeply flawed".[47] Internationally, President Donald Trump, on 27 May 2020, offered that America mediate between China and India, however both countries rejected the offer, with China also warning India not to side with the United States.[48][49][50] US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also raised the issue in a podcast, saying "these are the kind of actions that authoritarian regimes take and they have a real impact".[51] Elliot Engel, chief of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, also expressed concern with the situation, adding "China is demonstrating once again that it is willing to bully its neighbours".[52] Australia and a "worried" Russia[c] have said that the issue should be solved bilaterally between India and China.[53][54][55]

On 2 June, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump discussed the India-China border situation.[56]

Further reading

See also

Notes

  1. ^ As reported by Global Times, an affiliate of People's Daily
  2. ^ The Darbuk–Shyok–DBO Road is the first border road constructed by India in the Shyok River valley. Started in 2000, it was completed recently in April 2019.
  3. ^ Russian Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) in Delhi Roman Babushkin

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