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Some updates to this thread below on the rhetoric we& #39;ve seen - or not seen - from China & India during the ongoing boundary tensions.
We& #39;ve seen a few developments over the last couple of days... 1/ https://twitter.com/tanvi_madan/status/1264938204039438339?s=20">https://twitter.com/tanvi_mad...
We& #39;ve seen a few developments over the last couple of days... 1/ https://twitter.com/tanvi_madan/status/1264938204039438339?s=20">https://twitter.com/tanvi_mad...
Yday we saw a series of articles in India citing "sources" saying GoI:
- wldn& #39;t accept any change in status quo
- hadn& #39;t violated LAC
- wanted amicable solution.
Reflected @nitingokhale& #39;s May 20 take on GoI approach: "Resolute on the border and reasonable in diplomacy" 2/
- wldn& #39;t accept any change in status quo
- hadn& #39;t violated LAC
- wanted amicable solution.
Reflected @nitingokhale& #39;s May 20 take on GoI approach: "Resolute on the border and reasonable in diplomacy" 2/
Also yday, Xi Jinping called for "battle-readiness" at Nat& #39;l People& #39;s Congress that had led to some speculation re link to China-India situation. @fravel in a must-read interview ( https://bit.ly/2M33b8v )">https://bit.ly/2M33b8v&q... w/ @ananthkrishnan said the call wasn& #39;t unusual 3/ https://twitter.com/fravel/status/1265663303562547200?s=20">https://twitter.com/fravel/st...
Today, we& #39;ve seen a couple of statements from Chinese officials that have been interpreted as conciliatory or at least signaling a willingness to talk & not escalate further
- MFA spox in Beijing: https://bit.ly/2TJnxbc
-">https://bit.ly/2TJnxbc&q... PRC amb. in Delhi: https://bit.ly/2TJLxLm ">https://bit.ly/2TJLxLm&q... 4/
- MFA spox in Beijing: https://bit.ly/2TJnxbc
-">https://bit.ly/2TJnxbc&q... PRC amb. in Delhi: https://bit.ly/2TJLxLm ">https://bit.ly/2TJLxLm&q... 4/
The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said the boundary situation was "overall stable and controllable," & said "We are capable of resolving the issues properly though dialogue and consultation" 5/
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-05-27/China-Situation-in-border-with-India-overall-stable-controllable--QPSMsoEKTS/share_amp.html?__twitter_impression=true">https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020...
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PRC ambo to India: "We shld adhere to the basic judgment that China & India are each other& #39;s opportunities & pose no threat to each other....we shld gradually seek understanding through communication and constantly resolve differences" 6/ http://in.china-embassy.org/eng/embassy_news/t1783345.htm">https://in.china-embassy.org/eng/embas...
We hv not seen a statement from the PMO/MEA in India. We did see govt sources yesterday indicate a willingness to use diplomatic channels for an "amicable solution"
We hv tho seen comments from 2 ministers not associated w/ security policymaking (seemed more abt pol mileage) 7/
We hv tho seen comments from 2 ministers not associated w/ security policymaking (seemed more abt pol mileage) 7/
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, asked about the China-India boundary situaiton, said: "Narendra Modi ke Bharat ko koi aankh nahi dikha sakta [Noone can stare down/eye Modi& #39;s India] 8/ https://www.thestatesman.com/india/no-one-can-dare-to-stare-at-modis-india-ravi-shankar-prasad-amid-tensions-with-china-at-lac-1502893103.html">https://www.thestatesman.com/india/no-...
MoS for road transport (& fmr COAS) VK Singh says China "posturing to divert attention" from COVID, SCS, trade problems. "What better thing...than bring up a nationalistic issue." Said GoI tackling in normal, graduated way; don& #39;t panic, raise passions 9/ https://www.indiatoday.in/programme/india-first/video/india-china-standoff-union-minister-gen-vk-singh-decodes-the-tussle-1682252-2020-05-26">https://www.indiatoday.in/programme...
We& #39;re also seeing this Modi is strong & he & his team will stand up to a "bellicose China" line from other GoI natsec official "sources." Unlike VKS tho, they link it to PRC desire to stop Indian road construction and/or broader Chinese assertiveness 10/ https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pm-modi-s-doklam-team-back-in-action-to-stand-up-to-china-in-ladakh/story-F1E9vWFXP9qGghwExg90ZM.html">https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-new...
Remember how I& #39;d said India& #39;s wolf warrior channels had stayed fairly 
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤫" title="Shushing face" aria-label="Emoji: Shushing face"> re boundary situation. Well, they& #39;re baaack. Saw this after Doklam too, but later in the cycle. Maybe rattled by Cong call for transparency? Cuz party line seems to be IN assertive, PRC caves, Cong bad 11/
re boundary situation. Well, they& #39;re baaack. Saw this after Doklam too, but later in the cycle. Maybe rattled by Cong call for transparency? Cuz party line seems to be IN assertive, PRC caves, Cong bad 11/" title="Remember how I& #39;d said India& #39;s wolf warrior channels had stayed fairly https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤫" title="Shushing face" aria-label="Emoji: Shushing face"> re boundary situation. Well, they& #39;re baaack. Saw this after Doklam too, but later in the cycle. Maybe rattled by Cong call for transparency? Cuz party line seems to be IN assertive, PRC caves, Cong bad 11/">
re boundary situation. Well, they& #39;re baaack. Saw this after Doklam too, but later in the cycle. Maybe rattled by Cong call for transparency? Cuz party line seems to be IN assertive, PRC caves, Cong bad 11/" title="Remember how I& #39;d said India& #39;s wolf warrior channels had stayed fairly https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤫" title="Shushing face" aria-label="Emoji: Shushing face"> re boundary situation. Well, they& #39;re baaack. Saw this after Doklam too, but later in the cycle. Maybe rattled by Cong call for transparency? Cuz party line seems to be IN assertive, PRC caves, Cong bad 11/">
Indian Army "sources" have a more sober response to PRC stmts today: "The words spoken by the Chinese diplomats are very nice. But words alone do not matter from a military point of view, they have to translate into action on the ground" 12/ https://theprint.in/defence/india-waits-for-chinas-diplomatic-words-to-translate-into-action-on-ground-at-lac-in-ladakh/430637/">https://theprint.in/defence/i...
Re yesterday& #39;s comments on the China-India boundary situation by the Chinese foreign ministry spox, adding the transcript to this thread 13/
