How far will the Sino-Indian clash go?
How far will the Sino-Indian clash go?
Reuters file photo.India and China. Both countries are nuclear powers. Tensions have been rising between the two countries over the recent border dispute. Twenty Indian soldiers, including a colonel, were killed in a clash on Monday night. This bloody conflict has exposed the dangers of expansionist nationalism.
The clashes took place on the border of the Ladakh area of Indian-controlled Kashmir. China has also issued a statement in this regard. However, no casualties were reported. And India has been blamed for the conflict. Past experience has shown that it takes a long time for such casualties to be reported in China. Because the relevant authorities of the country control this information. For these reasons, we have to rely on Indian media for information.
India's border dispute with China is not new. There have been similar clashes before. However, the last such bloody clash took place in 1975. Four Indian soldiers were killed in Arunachal Pradesh. And in 1982 there was a small war between these two countries. As a result, it is expected that a sudden storm will come this time; Which will affect both countries.
After the war of 1962, the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the two countries was fixed. But there was no agreement between the two countries, there was no control. This is especially evident in recent times. However, the two sides agreed that they would patrol the border without firearms. But the recent spate of clashes has made it clear that such clashes could happen more.
For decades, China has stepped up construction in border areas. And India has started walking this path for a few years. But China is trying to divert India from this path. The Chinese military's efforts since last May have been eye-opening. Tanvi Madan, director of the India Project at the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based think tank, said the area was difficult to control. The point is not that such incidents just happened instantly. It has received instructions from the upper echelons of China. However, according to Vipin Narang, a professor of security studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States, the Indian media is relatively independent. In this situation, there is a kind of pressure from the nationalists to take revenge. As a result, it will be difficult for India to reduce this tension very easily.
Guardian's analysis
The clashes took place on the border of the Ladakh area of Indian-controlled Kashmir. China has also issued a statement in this regard. However, no casualties were reported. And India has been blamed for the conflict. Past experience has shown that it takes a long time for such casualties to be reported in China. Because the relevant authorities of the country control this information. For these reasons, we have to rely on Indian media for information.
India's border dispute with China is not new. There have been similar clashes before. However, the last such bloody clash took place in 1975. Four Indian soldiers were killed in Arunachal Pradesh. And in 1982 there was a small war between these two countries. As a result, it is expected that a sudden storm will come this time; Which will affect both countries.
After the war of 1962, the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the two countries was fixed. But there was no agreement between the two countries, there was no control. This is especially evident in recent times. However, the two sides agreed that they would patrol the border without firearms. But the recent spate of clashes has made it clear that such clashes could happen more.
For decades, China has stepped up construction in border areas. And India has started walking this path for a few years. But China is trying to divert India from this path. The Chinese military's efforts since last May have been eye-opening. Tanvi Madan, director of the India Project at the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based think tank, said the area was difficult to control. The point is not that such incidents just happened instantly. It has received instructions from the upper echelons of China. However, according to Vipin Narang, a professor of security studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States, the Indian media is relatively independent. In this situation, there is a kind of pressure from the nationalists to take revenge. As a result, it will be difficult for India to reduce this tension very easily.
Guardian's analysis
Prothom-alo desk
18 June 2020, 09:30
Updated: 18 June 2020, 09:34
18 June 2020, 09:30
Updated: 18 June 2020, 09:34
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