Keeping the peace: On India-China border tension

With 4 occurrences along the Line of Actual Control(LAC) in recent weeks, the India-China border is witnessing the greatest tensions given that the Doklam stand-off in 2017 In the 3 years considering that, both sides have done remarkably well to keep the peace. Prime Minister Modi and President Xi both concurred differences need to not be enabled to escalate into disputes. A clear message was sent to the 2 militaries to abide by the detailed procedures already in place, such as those agreed to in 2005 and2013 These manage the activities of troops in the objected to zones that depend on between both sides’ overlapping claim lines of the undefined LAC. If Army Chief General Manoj Naravane wisely sought to cool the temperatures with his May 14 declaration, China has actually unhelpfully raised them. On Might 19, its Foreign Ministry implicated the Indian Army of “attempting to unilaterally change the status” of the LAC. The stand-off in Ladakh appears to have been set off by China relocating troops to obstruct roadway construction activity by India. Last year, India finished the Darbuk-Shyok-Daulet Beg Oldi (DBO) road which links Leh to the Karakoram Pass. India also keeps a key landing strip at DBO at 16,000 feet. The more comprehensive context for the tensions is the altering dynamic along the LAC. India has been upgrading its roa