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NEW DELHI, January 17, 2018 21:57 IST
Updated: January 17, 2018 21:57 IST
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bonhomie-with-china-back-rawat/article22458076.ece
‘Reduced troops present in Doklam’
Chinese troops continue to remain in the Northern part of Doklam in reduced numbers and have built temporary infrastructure, Army Chief Bipin Rawat said on Wednesday. However, he said the border mechanisms were working well in resolving issues even as reports surfaced of Chinese military build-up near the Doklam area.
“As far as Doklam area is concerned, People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops are there in part of the area, in the North part. Although not in the numbers we saw initially. They have carried out some infrastructure development most of it temporary in nature... We are also present there. In case they come, we will face them,” Gen. Rawat said in a conversation at Raisina Dialogue being jointly organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and Observer Research Foundation.
He said that while their troops might have returned and infrastructure remained, it was anybody’s guess whether they would come back or because of winter they could not take their equipment away.
However, Gen. Rawat stressed that the existing border mechanisms were working well in defusing tensions and border personal meetings were being held regularly to sort differences. “Bonhomie has returned which was prior to Doklam. I don’t visualise very serious trouble, but we need to be prepared for anything,” he noted.
India and China had pulled back troops from the disputed site as part of a mutual withdrawal in August last year ending the standoff at the India-Bhutan-China tri-junction.
Meanwhile, some reports have mentioned about massive Chinese military build-up including permanent infrastructure and helipads showing maps of the area.
However, official sources said the development was far from the disputed area and well within the Chinese territory. “It is 40-50 km from Doklam plateau. There is nothing we can do for developments within their area,” one official said.
Collective action
Calling for collective action against terrorism, Gen. Rawat warned that mass destruction weapons, including nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, falling in the hands of terrorists “would be disastrous for the humanity.”
“Terrorism is here to stay unless the whole world comes together and works together,” Gen. Rawat said earlier in the day in a panel discussion at Raisina Dialogue.
Stressing on the urgent need for the world community to come to a consensus on the definition of ‘terrorist’, Gen. Rawat said “We need to disrupt terrorists and their sponsors. We need to identify nations who are sponsors.”
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/india...s-temporary/story-JGgSsdQk3hbSuGUEigdWoI.html
According to two news reports, satellite pictures taken on December 10, 2017 — roughly three-and-a-half months after India and China agreed to end their stand-off — showed new helipads, trenches and construction work at the Doklam plateau.
Updated: Jan 17, 2018 23:59 IST
HT Correspondent
Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Indian army chief General Bipin Rawat said on Wednesday that the Chinese military has carried out a “mostly temporary” buildup in Doklam, the site of a tense standoff between the two countries last summer, even as media reports cited new satellite images to say that the infrastructure included a “full-fledged” military base.
“They have carried out some infrastructure development, most of it is temporary in nature. But while their troops may have returned and the infrastructure remains, it is anybody’s guess whether they would come back there, or it is because of the winter they could not take their equipment away,” Rawat said during a session in the multi-lateral ‘Raisina Dialogue’.
He added that the Indian army does not visualise serious trouble, “but then one has to be prepared for it.”
NDTV and ThePrint reported that satellite pictures taken on December 10, 2017 — roughly three-and-a-half months after India and China agreed to end their stand-off — showed new helipads, trenches and construction work at the Doklam plateau.
ThePrint described one of the constructions as “concrete” and said that there was at least one complete mechanised regiment deployed. According to NDTV, the build-up was at two locations at the Doklam plateau and one of them was “a massive, full-fledged Chinese military complex”.
Rawat said that Indian and Chinese troops now have a mechanism to effectively address their issues.
“After the Dolam incident...we have started our border personnel meeting. We are meeting regularly, exchanges are taking place, communications between the commanders at the ground level is on and the bonhomie has returned which was prior to the Dolam (incident),” he said.
Last week, Rawat had said that India should shift its focus from the border with Pakistan to the boundary with China, portions of which remain unmarked.
“The time has come for India to shift focus to its northern border. The country is capable of handling China’s assertiveness… China is a powerful country but we are not a weak nation,” the army chief had said at a press conference in New Delhi on Friday.
With PTI inputs
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Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat had said a few days ago that China had been keeping its troops in North Doklam. "This is disputed territory between Bhutan and China. There has been a reduction in the strength of Chinese troops there. But there is the possibility that they could come back (in force) after the winter. We have to wait-and-watch," he said.
The Print report says satellite images from December 10 show concrete posts, seven helipads, new trenches and several dozen armoured vehicles close to the point where the Indian Army and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops were locked in a 72-day confrontation last year.
TOI had reported on December 11 that 1,600-1,800 Chinese troops had virtually established a permanent presence in the Doklam area, near the Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet trijunction, with the construction of two helipads, upgraded roads, scores of pre-fabricated huts, shelters and stores to withstand the freezing winter in the high-altitude region
Updated: January 17, 2018 21:57 IST
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bonhomie-with-china-back-rawat/article22458076.ece
‘Reduced troops present in Doklam’
Chinese troops continue to remain in the Northern part of Doklam in reduced numbers and have built temporary infrastructure, Army Chief Bipin Rawat said on Wednesday. However, he said the border mechanisms were working well in resolving issues even as reports surfaced of Chinese military build-up near the Doklam area.
“As far as Doklam area is concerned, People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops are there in part of the area, in the North part. Although not in the numbers we saw initially. They have carried out some infrastructure development most of it temporary in nature... We are also present there. In case they come, we will face them,” Gen. Rawat said in a conversation at Raisina Dialogue being jointly organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and Observer Research Foundation.
He said that while their troops might have returned and infrastructure remained, it was anybody’s guess whether they would come back or because of winter they could not take their equipment away.
However, Gen. Rawat stressed that the existing border mechanisms were working well in defusing tensions and border personal meetings were being held regularly to sort differences. “Bonhomie has returned which was prior to Doklam. I don’t visualise very serious trouble, but we need to be prepared for anything,” he noted.
India and China had pulled back troops from the disputed site as part of a mutual withdrawal in August last year ending the standoff at the India-Bhutan-China tri-junction.
Meanwhile, some reports have mentioned about massive Chinese military build-up including permanent infrastructure and helipads showing maps of the area.
However, official sources said the development was far from the disputed area and well within the Chinese territory. “It is 40-50 km from Doklam plateau. There is nothing we can do for developments within their area,” one official said.
Collective action
Calling for collective action against terrorism, Gen. Rawat warned that mass destruction weapons, including nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, falling in the hands of terrorists “would be disastrous for the humanity.”
“Terrorism is here to stay unless the whole world comes together and works together,” Gen. Rawat said earlier in the day in a panel discussion at Raisina Dialogue.
Stressing on the urgent need for the world community to come to a consensus on the definition of ‘terrorist’, Gen. Rawat said “We need to disrupt terrorists and their sponsors. We need to identify nations who are sponsors.”
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/india...s-temporary/story-JGgSsdQk3hbSuGUEigdWoI.html
According to two news reports, satellite pictures taken on December 10, 2017 — roughly three-and-a-half months after India and China agreed to end their stand-off — showed new helipads, trenches and construction work at the Doklam plateau.
Updated: Jan 17, 2018 23:59 IST
HT Correspondent
Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Indian army chief General Bipin Rawat said on Wednesday that the Chinese military has carried out a “mostly temporary” buildup in Doklam, the site of a tense standoff between the two countries last summer, even as media reports cited new satellite images to say that the infrastructure included a “full-fledged” military base.
“They have carried out some infrastructure development, most of it is temporary in nature. But while their troops may have returned and the infrastructure remains, it is anybody’s guess whether they would come back there, or it is because of the winter they could not take their equipment away,” Rawat said during a session in the multi-lateral ‘Raisina Dialogue’.
He added that the Indian army does not visualise serious trouble, “but then one has to be prepared for it.”
NDTV and ThePrint reported that satellite pictures taken on December 10, 2017 — roughly three-and-a-half months after India and China agreed to end their stand-off — showed new helipads, trenches and construction work at the Doklam plateau.
ThePrint described one of the constructions as “concrete” and said that there was at least one complete mechanised regiment deployed. According to NDTV, the build-up was at two locations at the Doklam plateau and one of them was “a massive, full-fledged Chinese military complex”.
Rawat said that Indian and Chinese troops now have a mechanism to effectively address their issues.
“After the Dolam incident...we have started our border personnel meeting. We are meeting regularly, exchanges are taking place, communications between the commanders at the ground level is on and the bonhomie has returned which was prior to the Dolam (incident),” he said.
Last week, Rawat had said that India should shift its focus from the border with Pakistan to the boundary with China, portions of which remain unmarked.
“The time has come for India to shift focus to its northern border. The country is capable of handling China’s assertiveness… China is a powerful country but we are not a weak nation,” the army chief had said at a press conference in New Delhi on Friday.
With PTI inputs
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Read more at:
//economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/62539645.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat had said a few days ago that China had been keeping its troops in North Doklam. "This is disputed territory between Bhutan and China. There has been a reduction in the strength of Chinese troops there. But there is the possibility that they could come back (in force) after the winter. We have to wait-and-watch," he said.
The Print report says satellite images from December 10 show concrete posts, seven helipads, new trenches and several dozen armoured vehicles close to the point where the Indian Army and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops were locked in a 72-day confrontation last year.
TOI had reported on December 11 that 1,600-1,800 Chinese troops had virtually established a permanent presence in the Doklam area, near the Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet trijunction, with the construction of two helipads, upgraded roads, scores of pre-fabricated huts, shelters and stores to withstand the freezing winter in the high-altitude region
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