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10 captives, Over 20 soldiers, including Commanding Officer killed at Galwan border clash with China

Its a tactical level China-India confrontation but has real Strategic implications for China and Pakistan too.

China- India Standoff and Pakistan’s Response | The strategic importance of Galwan Valley

by Basma Khalil 16 June 2020

Strategic significance because of its proximity to Daulat Beg Oldie

India’s alignment with the US, the presence of Tibetan government-in-exile in India, and the aggressive claims on Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Ladakh and Gilgit-Baltistan — through which the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) passes — only strengthen China’s suspicion.

India is engaged in building up border infrastructure in this area, including the all weather 255 km Darbul-Shayok- DBO road. The road runs almost parallel---at places very close---to the LAC and extends up to the base of the Karakoram pass, which when complete, will reduce the travel time from Leh to DBO from the present two days to just six hours. Road and bridge construction works have recently been speeded up with a large number of labourers being ferried in. India is quickly building roads there.

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This DBO area is known in the Army as Sub-Sector North. The Galwan valley connects with Shyok on the road under construction and lies between DBO and Chushul to the south near Pangon Tso, another hot spot, providing convenient access to Shyok and the areas beyond. Control of the ridgeline along the valley also allows domination of the road. Looking eastwards, control of the Galwan valley gives access to the Aksai Chin plateau, through which part of the Xinjiang-Tibet highway passes.

While the road is highly prone to Chinese interdiction or long range artillery, it serves a vital peace time role in maintaining forward posts and building up reserves. An alternate route to DBO is being developed from a different axis in Ladakh that has adequate depth from the LAC. The Galwan river flows westwards from the disputed Aksai Chin region in to Ladakh after originating in Samzungling area on the eastern side of the Karakoram range and joins the Shyok River, one of the tributaries of the Indus. The fast flowing river runs for about 80 km.

The river is named after Ghulam Rasool Galwan, a Ladakhi explorer from Leh, who first explored the course of the river. In 1899, he was part of a British expedition team that was exploring the areas to the north of the Chang Chenmo valley, when he is said to have run into this previously unknown river valley. It is said one of the rare instances where a major geographical feature is named after a native explorer.

China and India have a history of border disputes with each other. In 1962, both countries found themselves in war over fringe of Aksai Chin. Later in 1967 pressures raised as a result of Nathu La and Cho La military conflicts at the Himalayan border. Similar incident occurred which almost looked like a military stalemate in 2017 at Doklam. Recently, China and India engaged in a border skirmish at the Galwan River valley where India constructed a road. China claims Galwan River as part of Chinese territory.

The dispute formally started in first week of May 2020 along the Himalayan region of Ladakh but had been taking shape over the past few weeks, at multiple locations along the Line of Actual Control (LAC); a facto border, raising tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. Both the states claim certain areas along the LAC, which contributes to the border clashes between them. In this clash the major concern of China is to stop India from building road infrastructure and increasing military concentration along the LAC. Heavy military concentration can pose a threat to the trade routes because such road infrastructure can increase Indian access and movement towards LAC.

Across the LAC Aksai Chin is an important connector between Xinjiang and Tibet for China. It has certain importance as trade routes of BRI and is equally important for CPEC project. In the recent standoff, troopers from the two sides have camped out outdoors in the Galwan Valley in the high-elevation Ladakh setting, over the intrusion by Indian forces in the contested fringe. On both sides of LAC, India and China have burrowed down emplacements. Chinese trucks are moving its arms into the zone which is raising apprehension of a long faceoff. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson’s office stated that China has committed to provide the security to its national territorial sovereignty and will also ensure peace and stability in the China-India border areas. To resolve and to control border dispute, military talks between Indian and Chinese commanders have failed.

Observing this situation the US President offered to mediate between China and India but China rejected Trump’s offer for mediation saying that there was “no need for a third-party intervention”. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian also said that China and India can mutually resolve their issue through dialogue and consultation between them. He also stressed that there is proper border related mechanism and communication between China and India.

In Sunday’s release on 7th June 2020, Indian authorities stated that; to ensure peace and tranquility in the border areas both countries agreed to continue the military and diplomatic engagements In the whole scenario it will be logical to see how Pakistan reacted to the situation.

As a matter of fact, there was no considerable response which came out from Pakistani side but as an ally state to China; it was obvious that Pakistan will show its support for China. It was evident in the statement of foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi where he said that China cannot remain ignorant towards India’s illegal constructions of roads in Ladakh. He also warned about India’s aggressive behavior towards its neighbors that could put regional peace and security at stake.

Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan also criticized the Modi regime and Hindutva Ideology and expansionist policies of India. He stated that India’s aggressiveness is a threat to India’s neighbors.

India has border disputes with Nepal, China, and Pakistan and is being constantly threatened with false flag operation. Such continuous arrogant behavior will not be tolerated.

These statements from the senior leadership of Pakistan are an effort to awaken international community and be vigilant about Indian actions. India is being encrusted with embarrassment at every level and the best policy it has adopted to divert attention from all these issues is to take action against Pakistan, to win hearts of Hindu nation through anti-Pakistan policies and hide their failures.

Keeping in view the nature of present Indian government, DG ISPR stated that; “Indian aggression aimed towards Pakistan will be responded with full capacity and no one should have doubt about this”. We are ready to respond in any situation that India might create.

Mainly the concerns of Pakistan is to preserve its internal and external security and sovereignty and the other to reserve its triumph in terms of CPEC as a party to Chinese great economic project and security of CPEC is the biggest concern of Pakistan and China. The illegitimate constructions by India are biggest concern for China especially because it’s a security threat for China’s road networks of Belt and road Initiative and CPEC as well.

India’s alignment with the US, the presence of Tibetan government-in-exile in India, and the aggressive claims on Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Ladakh and Gilgit-Baltistan — through which the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) passes — only strengthen China’s suspicion.

- See more at: http://southasiajournal.net/china-india-standoff-and-pakistans-response/
 
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As Abraham Lincoln once said " it's Better to remain silent and be thought a fool(ignorant in your case) than to speak and to remove all doubt " best applies to you.

63 Indian and Chinese soldiers did not club each other to death , most of them died because the rock they were fighting on, gave way and they fell into ravine below.

Had the cliff not given way, there would have been few injuries on both sides, as had happened in the past skirmishes.

Because at the end of the day, these soldiers are fighting with sticks and stones, how many injuries can you cause with those?



And the award for the most creative BS mankind has ever invented goes to this gentleman. Did you actually come up with this or the RSS chatline is now telling everyone to claim that the earthquake in Afghanistan caused a landslide that resulted in Indian deaths.
 
LOL India is the factory for propaganda. Most of its sources are based on some pathological liar Indians on twitter who create fake news to satisfy their fragile ego.

Being a Pakistani, I would expect you to think that. We think the same about you.

But the facts are .. the only news which are coming out are the Indian one's (both on Indian cassualties Chinese one's and the events that transpired ..Chinese are absolutely mum about everything.
 
Being a Pakistani, I would expect you to think that. We think the same about you.

But the facts are .. the only news which are coming out are the Indian one's (both on Indian cassualties Chinese one's and the events that transpired ..Chinese are absolutely mum about everything.

You also think China is inferior to India in all aspects :china::pakistan:
 
And the award for the most creative BS mankind has ever invented goes to this gentleman. Did you actually come up with this or the RSS chatline is now telling everyone to claim that the earthquake in Afghanistan caused a landslide that resulted in Indian deaths.
I posted the video to support my claim ..and even without video. It does not take enstien to realize 63 people can not club each other to death with sticks and stones.
 
Being a Pakistani, I would expect you to think that. We think the same about you.

But the facts are .. the only news which are coming out are the Indian one's (both on Indian cassualties Chinese one's and the events that transpired ..Chinese are absolutely mum about everything.


Because they didn't suffer any casualties....what the **** are they supposed to do if none of their soldiers died?????
Indians are now seriously pissing the world off with their utter stupidity.


by the way major Indian newspapers have moved this headline already down the list. Headline now is that the USA has passed the police reform bill.
 

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