{"id":27798,"date":"2020-06-17T11:48:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T06:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmir.today\/chinese-troops-tried-to-change-status-quo-india\/"},"modified":"2020-06-17T11:48:14","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T06:18:14","slug":"chinese-troops-tried-to-change-status-quo-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/?p=27798","title":{"rendered":"Chinese troops tried to change status quo: India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Casualties \u2018could have been avoided\u2019 had pacts been followed, says MEA<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Accusing the Chinese troops of \u201cattempting to unilaterally change the status quo<\/em>\u201d in the Galwan valley, the Ministry of External Affairs said the casualties \u201ccould have been avoided\u201d had agreements made by military commanders over the past week been followed by the Chinese side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement on Tuesday night, MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the violence that claimed Indian soldiers\u2019 lives in the Galwan valley, including that of a Commanding Officer of Colonel rank, had come despite a series of ground-level discussions on de-escalation of the month-long standoff between the two armies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the statement, the talks on June 6, had been \u201cproductive\u201d and meetings had been held \u201cto implement the consensus reached at a higher level\u201d on de-escalation and de-induction of troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five points
At least five points in Ladakh including the Galwan Valley patrolling points, Hostprings area and Pangong Tso (lake) have been identified as flashpoints, and India\u2019s demands had included a return to status quo ante, and the retreat of Chinese troops occupying Indian patrol areas, along with tents, vehicles and equipment. \u201cWhile it was our expectation that this would unfold smoothly, the Chinese side departed from the consensus to respect the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Galwan Valley,\u201d the MEA said. \u201cOn the late evening and night of 15th June 2020 a violent face-off happened as a result of an attempt by the Chinese side to unilaterally change the status quo there. Both sides suffered casualties that could have been avoided had the agreement at the higher level been scrupulously followed by the Chinese side,\u201d it added. The MEA also said that all Indian activities were on its side of the LAC, and it expected \u201cthe same of China.\u201d While talks were held at the area of the Galwan valley clash to defuse tensions on Tuesday, it is unclear if further diplomatic talks are planned in the aftermath of the violent incident, where the casualty figures are expected to rise. While External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is due to attend a meeting of Foreign Ministers of Russia, India and China (RIC grouping) on Monday, MEA officials would not confirm if the meeting will go ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking about talks, the MEA said India remains \u201cfirmly convinced of the need for the maintenance of peace and tranquillity in the border areas and the resolution of differences through dialogue.\u201d \u201cAt the same time, we are also strongly committed to ensuring India\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity,\u201d the Ministry added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With inputs from <\/em>The Hindu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Casualties \u2018could have been avoided\u2019 had pacts been followed, says MEA Accusing the Chinese troops of \u201cattempting to unilaterally change the status quo\u201d in the Galwan valley, the Ministry of External Affairs said the casualties \u201ccould have been avoided\u201d had agreements made by military commanders over the past week been followed by the Chinese side. In […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-union-territory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}