(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: India, China Tensions and Way Forward

Topic: India, China Tensions and Way Forward

Guest:

Maj. Gen. Ashwani Siwach (Retd., Defence Expert)
Jayadeva Ranade, (Security & Intelligence Expert)
Ashok Sajjanhar, (Former Ambassador)

Topic Description:

Striking a conciliatory note after incidents on the India-China border, India on Thursday invoked the spirits of the Wuhan and Mahabalipuram summits in which both sides had reaffirmed that they will make efforts to “ensure peace and tranquility in the border areas”. The Ministry of External Affairs said, “Occasionally, however, on account of difference in perception of the alignment of the Line of Actual Control, situations have arisen on the ground that could have been avoided if we had a common perception of the LAC.” The Army Chief said in a statement that “temporary and short duration faceoffs between border guarding troops do occur along the LAC due to the differing perceptions of the alignment of boundaries which are not resolved”. Indian and Chinese soldiers in the Naku La area in north Sikkim and Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh were involved in scuffles and stone-pelting in the first week of May.