HOPE FOR BEST

As India and China are expected to meet on January 12 to hold 14th round of Corps Commander talks to resolve the logjam on the Line of Actual Control India should focus on coming out of this bottleneck straining the ties between the two countries as this is not in the interest of any of the country in the sub continent. Earlier, during thirteen rounds of talks between the two countries many issues regarding border conflicts have been resolved and both armies have amicably decided to maintain calm. The 14th round of India-China talk will held mainly to resolve the Hot Springs area which is the only new friction point left to be resolved between the two countries. The Indian side has adopted a very mature approach to resolve the difficult situation step by step and it is likely that the 14 round of talks will go a long way in further easing the tension between the two countries and will help in restoring normalcy on the LAC as was the case before Galwan Valley clash. There is no doubt that both India and China are looking at the resolution of the Hot Springs friction point which emerged after the Chinese aggression last year. The friction points on the banks of the Pangong Lake and Gogra heights have been resolved but Hot Springs remains to be addressed and India is hopeful that the dialogue this time will help in resolving the issue. On the same lines, India has also been demanding the resolution of the DBO area and CNN junction area which have been there before the April-May timeframe last year and are considered to be legacy issues. This is for the first time that India has been working towards establishing peace in the area but has also maintained a high level of preparedness to thwart any misadventure by the troops of Dragon nation. It is also promising that despite stand-off, India has been maintaining proper pressure on the Chinese side by raising edifice required to thwart Chinese designs to harm the country. India is anticipating peaceful resolution through talks but it is also ready for military conflicts as reports suggest that India can bring around two lakh troops along LAC in no time, if need arises. This kind of preparation is unprecedented and necessary for coming to terms with China which is also observing the proactive stance of the country thus paving way for early resolution of remaining issues between the warring nations.

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