Arunachal Pradesh, Aksai Chin Why China’s land border law is a fresh headache for India
India and China have been in a military stalemate in Ladakh for about 18 months. Now there is a new conflict between the two countries.
On October 26, Scottish historian William Dalrymple, who has written several books on Indian history, shared an article on Twitter that talked about “China’s six wars in the next 50 years.” Dalrimple commented: “A very disturbing reading. Battle 3 is the ‘Battle for the Restoration of Southern Tibet (20352040)’ i.e. Arunachal Pradesh.”
China has long claimed that Arunachal Pradesh, as South Tibet, is negotiating a deal to keep India from putting pressure on Aksai Chin, which was occupied by China during the wars of 1950 and 1962. Its position has since strengthened.
Dalrymple’s Twitter post came three days after China’s parliament passed a law calling on the Xi Jinping government and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to advance the government’s grand ambitions to rebuild China’s central empire.
This is where it becomes a matter of concern for India. India and China have been in a military stalemate in Ladakh for about 18 months. Some agreements were made for secession but armed readiness was at a very high level on both sides. There is a new conflict between the two countries. In fact, it is a combination of two developments that have brought a new headache for India.
In mid-October, China signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bhutan, which has not established formal diplomatic relations with the country. Bhutan, long regarded as one of India’s closest allies, intervened on behalf of China in 2017 under a bilateral agreement when the Himalayan country moved to the Doklam region.
China has hailed the MoU as a step towards resolving its regional and border issues with independent Bhutan from India. One week later, China’s parliament passed a land boundary law empowering Xi Jinping’s government “to defend territorial integrity and land borders” “against any action.”
The law calls on the Xi Jinping government to “strengthen border defenses, assist in economic and social development, as well as take measures to open up border areas.”
This means that the People’s Liberation Army of China (PLA) has the power to do whatever needs to be done to complete the regional map of China because the Communist Party of China has demanded its regional expansion.
The law states that the PLA will “carry out border duties”, “practice” and “strongly resist, prevent and deal with aggression, aggression, incitement and other acts.”
The Chinese side presented its case in Ladakh on or before Doklam, blaming India for its “acquisition” and “stimulus” efforts to change the situation in both the east and west of the Line of Actual Control. Defined as a one-sided effort. (LAC) and international borders.
In addition to Aksai Chin, China also occupied an area of 2,000-5,000 square kilometers in the Shaksgam Valley, a union territory of Ladakh, through a 1963 agreement. In addition, China claims central territory in some areas of Uttarakhand.
The new land border law calls for military action in all three sections of India’s border with China. In an article by Dalrymple published by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) The Strategist, the third battle of the future Chinese blueprint is about Arunachal Pradesh. Its estimated term is 2035-40.
According to the blueprint, at the present stage China will have to “fight for the unification of Taiwan (2020-2025)” and then “fight for the recovery of the various islands in the South China Sea (2025-2030)”. China’s aggressive move toward Taiwan and the South China Sea reinforces that blueprint.
Along with the LAC, Chinese troops continue to build new structures by denying understanding between the Indian and Chinese military forces to maintain stability. This has created a “dual use village” along the LAC.
China remains in the hot springs of Ladakh, Demchok and Depsang plains, India needs to maintain a similar military presence. The report said China has stepped up its military exercises along the LAC in both eastern and western regions.
The new Land Ceiling Act came into force on January 1, 2022 With the ongoing military stalemate in Ladakh showing no signs of resolving in the next two months, next year could be a new headache for India on the Chinese front.
Arunachal Pradesh, Aksai Chin Why China’s land border law is a fresh headache for India
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