New Delhi: The recent actions by the Indian Army amid the border tension demonstrate India's determination to stand up to China's bullying and its efforts to use coercion to have its way.
The armies of the two countries are in close proximity in some areas of eastern Ladakh.
The Chinese PLA, which has not fought a war since it got a bloody nose against Vietnam, might have underestimated India's resolve to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
For all their famed strategic thinking and planning, they failed to take into account the bravery and courage of Indian soldiers.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has made it clear that India was ready to deal with "any situation."
"I want to assure you that we are ready to deal with any situation. I request this House to pass a resolution that we stand shoulder to shoulder with our armed forces who are guarding our borders to safeguard India's sovereignty and integrity," Singh said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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"Violent conduct of Chinese troops is a violation of all past agreements. Our troops have done counter deployments in the area to safeguard our borders," he said.
Singh said that China has mobilised a huge number of Army battalions and armaments along LAC and inner areas.
"There are many friction points in eastern Ladakh, Gogra, Kongka La, Pangong Lake's north and south banks. Indian Army has made counter deployments in these areas," he said.
The two countries have been engaged in a standoff position since April-May and the Chinese have refused to vacate areas in the Finger area and other friction points in the Eastern Ladakh area.
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In many ways, India has shattered the myth of Chinese indomitable military might.
Strategic experts acknowledge that the recent developments at the India-China border have changed the so-called 'asymmetry in power' argument.
India holding on at the border 'head-on' for over four months in the face of China's much-vaunted military and economic might, a fact that the Chinese propaganda machinery never fails to highlight, has proved that the asymmetry of power argument does not hold water any more.
Indian force mobilisation has been effective and it has a competitive advantage in mountain warfare owing to the Indian Army's experience of being deployed at high altitudes.
(ANI Report)
