Jaishankar on China: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Saturday underlined India’s ‘strong and firm’ retaliatory response to China, which in May 2020 attempted to unilaterally change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and also in Arunachal Pradesh. Tawang sector of the state in December 2021.
The Union Minister said this while addressing the 53rd anniversary celebrations of Tughlaq in Chennai.
“On the northern borders, China is trying to change the status quo by bringing in huge forces, in violation of our agreements. Despite Covid, remember, this happened in May 2020. Our retaliatory response was strong and firm,” They said.
Jaishankar praised the Indian Army
Jaishankar further claimed that the Indian Army deployed along the border kept the borders secure even in the worst and worst weather. “These soldiers, who are deployed in thousands, guard our borders in the most difficult terrain and bad weather,” he said.
The minister further said that in India’s response to China, the world has seen that it is “a nation that will not be coerced and will do whatever it takes to safeguard its national security,” which is why India is now a global leader. matters more to. He also emphasized on the importance of India from geopolitical and strategic point of view.
“In the case of India, geography has added to the case made by history of its relevance. There is a visible centrality to the ocean as well as a continental dimension to the name of the Indian peninsula. Without our active participation, no trans- Asia not the connectivity initiative may actually take off. The Indian Ocean is set to assume even greater geopolitical importance today. How well India uses its location is a large part of its relevance to the world. The more it influences and participates, the more its global shares will rise,” EAM added.
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India-China face-off
It must be mentioned here that the Galwan Valley and Pangong Lake on the west of the LAC have been flashpoints between Indian and Chinese troops in the recent past.
There was an encounter between the two armies last year east of Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. Recently, India and China held the 17th round of Corps Commander level meeting at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point, where both sides agreed to maintain security and stability on the ground in the western sector.