New Delhi: Admist the four year long China-India stand off in eastern Ladakh. Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said “disengagement and de-escalation” would be the way forward and talks would continue for a peaceful resolution of crisis.
The minister also asked the Indian Army to be prepared for hybrid wars as domain like cyber, information, communication, trade and finance would become an inseparable part of future conflicts.
“While troops are standing firm, the ongoing talks for peaceful resolution will continue and disengagement and de-escalation is the way forward” the minister said on the scenario along the northern border of the army Commander Conference.
Indian and Chinese troops are locked in confrontation in certain friction points in eastern Ladakh since April-May 2020, even as the two sides completed disengagement from a few other areas following extensive,diplomatic and military talks.
More than 50,000 troops from the two sides have been deployed by two countries near the Line of Actual Control (LAC). New Delhi is also slowly improving the infrastructure in anticipation in long haul.
A proposal to provide 4G connectivity to 355 forward posts has been approved. While 105 forward locations will recieve electric supply.
The two countries have held 21 rounds of dialogues at the Corps Commander level to find solutions to thorny issues,but are yet to come up with a breakthrough.
Simultaneously there has been a continuing diplomatic engagement with New Delhi and Beijing participating in 29th meeting of the work mechanism For Consultation and Coordination on India-China border affairs last week.
“Unconventional and asymmetric warfare, including hybrid war, will be part of future convectional wars, cyber, information, communication, trade and finance have all become an inseparable part of conflicts. These necessities that the armed forces will have to keep all the facets in consideration while planning and formulating strategies” he said.
