Tensions with China could last a long time, says former Indian army chief

Efforts to resolve border tensions at the military level have failed and may now be resolved at the political and diplomatic level.

Former Indian Army Chief General (retd) VP Malik says he believes that efforts to resolve border tensions between China and India at the military level have failed and that the issue may now be resolved at the political and diplomatic level. ۔ The former Indian army chief said the tensions could last a long time because the factors behind them were different than before and their nature was more political than technical.

It may be recalled that border tensions between India and China have recently resurfaced and clashes have taken place between the two forces at Pangong Tso in Ladakh, Galwan Valley and Demchok, while similar incidents have taken place near Sikkim in the east. Have occurred.

The current border dispute is so tense that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met with the Chiefs of the three Armed Forces, the Navy and the Air Force, and National Security Adviser Ajit Pawar, details of the meeting have not been released.

According to former Indian Army Chief VP Malik, before finding out the reasons for China's intervention in India's border area, it is important to know why this is happening in this particular area and why it is happening at this time. There is no doubt that India has been trying to improve its infrastructure in the Line of Actual Control (LAC) area for many years, but China is unhappy about it.

Recently, (Indian) Army engineers have built a bridge over a river there, which was also formally inaugurated. China also sometimes claims ownership of the area. But for us, the route is important because it runs from Shirak, Daulat Beg, to the Karakoram Pass. , Which they (China) consider as their own but we (India) consider it as a disputed territory, use it and China from time to time continues to try to occupy these territories.

According to the former Army Chief, a change in the constitutional structure of Indian-administered Kashmir could also be a factor. When we made constitutional changes in Jammu and Kashmir (Indian-administered Kashmir) and implemented Article 35A of the Constitution there If so, China had clearly said that it was not acceptable to them, the reason was that China has a strategic partnership with Pakistan.