China and India Military Hotline

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India-China military hotline likely

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar being received by his Chinese counterpart Gen. Chang Wanquan at the PLA headquarters in Beijing on Monday. | PTI
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"The issue should be closed within one or two months," says visiting Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.

India and China are close to a breakthrough in establishing a hotline between the two military headquarters as part of an effort to improve border management through a new round of confidence building measures (CBMs).

“The Chinese have returned the draft of the memorandum on establishing a hotline between the two military headquarters. The issue should be closed within one or two months,” visiting defence minister Manohar Parrikar said at a media conference on Monday. Mr. Parrikar said that Monday’s talks, first with the Chinese Defence

Minister Chang Wanquan, and, in the afternoon, with Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, Fan Changlong focused on CBMs through various means including establishing a hotline and increasing the local border meeting points, in addition to the five which have been already activated.

“We would now like to have further interaction” among officials to work out the details, the minister observed. The defence minister said he raised the issue of clarification of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with his interlocutors in order to ensure “stability at the border”. Highly placed sources told The Hindu that the Chinese side agreed to enhance CBMs to bolster border management, but did not demonstrate particular enthusiasm in the clarification of the LAC. Mr. Parrikar said that neither side specifically raised India’s “in principle” agreement with the United States on the Logistics Support Agreement (LSA), though the Chinese side “indicated” its concerns on this topic. “I said that the autonomous policy of India is very clear and it is based on our national interests”, the defence minister observed. The sources pointed out that, without referring to US defence secretary Ashton Carter’s visit to India, the Chinese side pointed to India’s tradition of pursuing an independent foreign policy.

The defence minister pointed out that he took up the negative fallout of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) from Gwadar to Kashgar during talks. “We have made our stand very clear and expressed strong reservations in regards to China’s activity in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK).” Mr. Parrikar asserted that the Chinese side, in response, noted India’s concerns, but highlighted the economic aspects of the corridor, which they insisted had nothing to do with defence or military aspects.

Asked to confirm whether the China-initiated Maritime Silk Road (MSR) was discussed, Mr. Parrikar said that he had flagged the need for maintaining peace in the Indian Ocean during talks. On China’s role in blocking UN sanctions on Masood Azhar, head of the banned group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Mr. Parrikar said that he “expressed (that) it was not exactly the right direction that they (the Chinese side) have taken”. He added: “Having a coordinated line on terrorism is in the interest of India and China both.” Mr. Parrikar stressed that India was keen to step up its interaction with Beijing as “engaging China more will resolve many of the issues”. Earlier, Mr. Parrikar said that “India attaches highest priority to its relations with China.”

 

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Other Hotlines:

US-Russia
Russia-China
Russia-France
Russia-UK
India-Pakistan
US-China(Rarely Used)
China-Japan(Never Made)
NoKo and SoKo
US-India

Though not a big thing but can change direction of order if a leader is able to emotionally blackmail other one. :biggrin2:

 

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China 'positive' on India military hotline proposal

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is "positive" towards proposals to establish a military hotline with India to deal with issues along their disputed border, Defence Minister Chang Wanquan told his Indian counterpart during a meeting in Beijing, state media reported.

The two nuclear-armed neighbours have been moving to gradually ease long-existing tensions between them.

Leaders of Asia's two giants pledged last May to cool a festering border dispute, which dates back to a brief border war in 1962, though a messy territorial disagreement remains.

Chang "reacted positively towards setting up a military hotline with India on border security", state news agency Xinhua reported late on Monday, after Chang's meeting with Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.

Chang "also suggested the two sides strengthen defence exchanges and jointly safeguard peace and tranquillity of the border area", the report added.

Xinhua cited Parrikar as saying India is ready to work with China to maintain the stability of the border.

China lays claim to more than 90,000 sq km (35,000 sq miles) ruled by New Delhi in the eastern sector of the Himalayas. India says China occupies 38,000 sq km (14,600 sq miles) of its territory on the Aksai Chin plateau in the west. India is also suspicious of China's support for its arch-rival, Pakistan.

(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)

 

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Cold War 2.0.
Welcome to the Era of swinging between Great Satans.
Instead of doing slavery, we have a habit of swinging.
@Superdefender @sayareakd @LETHALFORCE @Bornubus @Zebra
Now a days, it's NATO and communist block.
Anyway, I'm thinking how long we could handle it? :grin:
If policy ends up as a perfect shield to prevent obstacles in our rise, we will become famous but if fails we will end up like UK or Japan.

Let's see. Our entire future depends on our economic rise or fall.

 

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With Modi’s visit as touchstone, India, China take stock of ties

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval (left) and China's State Councilor Yang Jiechi meet ahead of the 19th round of the India-China boundary talks in Beijing. Photo Atul Aneja | THE HINDU

Doval and his counterpart Yang Jiechi seek to align perceptions on topics ranging from rebalancing trade, Afghanistan situation to Gwadar corridor.

Going beyond a conversation on the borders, Special Representatives of India and China on the boundary question on Wednesday sought to align perceptions on a string of topics that ranged from rebalancing trade, situation in Afghanistan to New Delhi security concerns regarding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Highly-placed sources clarified that while “terrorism” was on the agenda of talks, Ajit Doval, India’s Special Representative to the 19th round of boundary talks, was not excepted to focus specifically on listing Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief, Masood Azhar in the U.N. terror list, during the omnibus dialogue with his counterpart, China’s State Councilor Yang Jiechi. “Azhar is not part of his brief,” the sources said.

“Ties carry special significance”

In his opening remarks at the talks, Mr. Yang stressed that China-India relations carry “special significance,” and he was looking forward to a comprehensive dialogue.

“The Chinese side stands ready to use this important occasion to have a broad ranging in depth and candid discussion with the Indian side on bilateral relations, [the] boundary question, regional and international issues and other issues of shared interest.” He added: “I am convinced that such discussions will be constructive.”

Doval for a more relaxed affair

Mr. Doval reciprocated by saying that he was looking forward to transitioning the dialogue, into a more relaxed affair, where qualities of the “mind” and “heart” combined. The National Security Adviser pointed out that 2015 was a special year, which triggered heightened interaction between the two countries, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China last May.

“2015 has been a very positive year as our Prime Minister visited China in May, and it started a process about which we feel very satisfied,” Mr. Doval observed. He added that “there has been an improvement in bilateral exchanges between the two countries in various fields”. He also conveyed the Prime Minister Modi’s greetings to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Keqiang.

Border incidents dip

Wednesday’s talks were being held in the backdrop of a sharp decline in border incidents in recent months.

However, the sources cautioned that only incremental progress could be expected on the resolution of the boundary issue during the current meeting.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying also noted in her briefing on Tuesday that the two sides at present “are at a crucial stage of negotiating a framework for the resolution of the boundary question.”

Advocating persistence, she pointed out that pursuit of a dialogue had allowed China to thoroughly settle “boundary issues through bilateral negotiations with 12 out of its 14 land neighbours and drawn up approximately 20,000km border line, accounting for some 90 per cent of its total land boundary.”

Clarification of LAC

Pending a final boundary settlement, clarification of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is on the agenda of Mr. Doval’s talks at Beijing’s Diaoyutai state guest house. The sources said that in order to reinforce border stability, the Indian side has proposed that the two countries share information on the actual ground position of troops along the LAC in order to prevent inadvertent transgressions.

However, the Chinese side has so far not responded positively to the proposal, though it insists on greater elaboration of Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) in order to keep the 3488-kilometer Sino-Indian frontier calm.

Concerns over trade

In tune with the UPA-2 government’s decision to expand the framework of Special Representatives talks to include all issues of a strategic nature, Mr. Doval is likely to raise India’s concerns regarding the India-China trade.

India is specifically interested in China providing greater market access to items where New Delhi has a comparative advantage such as pharmaceuticals and Information Technology (IT) products.

PoK infra issue

Mr. Doval was also expected to air India’s security concerns regarding the improvement of infrastructure in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), which is the expected fallout of the development of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Sources said that the Indo-Pak tussle over the status of PoK is discouraging China to invest in this part of the corridor-impeding progress of the 46 billion dollars project.

India is also concerned about China’s involvement in developing Pakistan’s Gwadar port, which is close to the energy sea lanes passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Besides, India is interested in a more detailed conversation with the Chinese on the quad dialogue on Afghanistan, which excludes India and Russia, but includes China, Pakistan, the United States and Afghanistan.

 

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The Chinese contend that there is nothing wrong in the CPEC being built on disputed territory. But this is against international norms.

Secondly, China doesn't recognize the McMohan line with India but does so in the case of Burma! Sheer double game the Chinese are indulging in to suit their interests like they are doing in the South China Sea by throwing the UNCLOS Treaty out of the window! Shameless to say the least particularly so as they are one of the permanent members of the UNSC who need to set an example by following treaties and norms as required in international relations.

For the Chinese it's: My way or the highway. They are a law unto themselves.

 

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India-China border dispute: 'Fair and reasonable' solution needed, says Beijing

BEIJING: China and India should "meet each other halfway" to reach a "fair and reasonable" political solution to the border disputeacceptable to both sides, the Chinese foreign ministry has said in an indication of Beijing's willingness to make concessions on the vexed issue.

As National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, who along with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi held border talks, concluded his visit here, China said in a statement that both sides had indepth and candid exchanges on the boundary question, bilateral relations and relevant international and regional issues.

"Both sides agreed that the negotiation on China-India boundary maintains a positive momentum, with boundary disputes effectively controlled and boundary regions generally peaceful and stable," said the statement on the boundary talks held on April 20-21.

"Starting from the big picture of long-term development of bilateral relations, both sides will, with the positive attitude of mutual respect and understanding and on the basis of existing results from negotiations, stay on the track of political settlement, stick to peaceful negotiations to resolve the boundary question, meet each other halfway and continue to promote the process of framework negotiation so as to strive for a fair and reasonable solution that both sides accept," the statement posted on the foreign ministry website said.

China has rarely publicly talked about meeting India "half way" on the vexed boundary dispute.
The reference to both the countries to stay on track for a political settlement is seen as significant as officials on both sides say negotiations have reached a stage for the political leadership on both sides to take a decision to reach a solution.

Doval's predecessor, Shivshankar Menon, who represented India in several rounds of the border talks, said in 2014 during a meeting here that all the technical work has been done and it is for the leaders of both the countries to take a call.

"In the meantime, the two countries should properly manage and handle disputes, strengthen consultations on boundary affairs and well safeguard peace and tranquillity in boundary regions so as to create favourable conditions for the development of bilateral relations," the statement said.

It said both sides shared the view that the development of China-India relations is of great significance and has broad prospects.

"China and India have far more common interests than differences. Marked by President Xi Jinping's visit to India in 2014 and the visit paid by Prime Minister Narenda Modi of India to China in 2015, China-India relations have entered a new era of comprehensive and rapid development," it said.

"Communication and cooperation in various fields have also achieved important progress. The two sides should well implement the key consensus reached by the two heads of state, conduct close high-level exchanges and tap cooperation potential, so as to elevate China-India relations to a higher level," the statement said.

In New Delhi, external affairs ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup, on the border talks, said, "Discussions focussed on two broad issues -- one -- efforts to find a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution to the boundary question -- and two --maintenance of peace and tranquillity in the border areas."

"On the first matter, both sides are discussing a framework and the 19th round carried forward these discussions. On the second issue, both sides agreed that no major incident had taken place in the last several months," Swarup said.

"They discussed various means to strengthen peace and tranquillity in the border areas. In this context both sides agreed to establish a hotline between the two armed forces and we will now work out the modalities. The NSA also exchanged views on various regional and international issues of mutual interest," he said.

On the border dispute, officials on both sides say the protracted boundary talks made progress and that they also made attempts to avert tensions along the disputed border.

While China says that the boundary dispute is confined to 2,000 km, mainly in Arunachal Pradesh in eastern sector which it claims as part of southern Tibet, India asserts that the dispute covered the whole of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) including the Aksai Chin area occupied by China during the 1962 war.

When the Special Representatives were appointed in 2003, the two sides set off a three-stage process.
The two countries first reached an agreement on the guiding principles and setting political parameters for the settlement in 2005.

Officials say the two sides are currently in the second stage which focusses on working out a framework of settlement to be followed by the final step of drawing the boundary line based on the framework agreement.

 

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Ready to 'accelerate' talks with India to resolve border dispute: China

President Pranab Mukherjee will reach Beijing on May 25 and is scheduled to hold talks with President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders.​

BEIJING: On the eve of President Pranab Mukherjee's visit, China today struck a positive note saying that both the countries have been taking positive steps to manage the border dispute and that it is ready to "accelerate" talks to resolve the vexed issue "at an early date".

"China is ready to work with India to accelerate negotiations and resolve this historic issue at an early date to move forward bilateral relations," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said, responding to Mukherjee's remark that India wants fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable settlement to solve the border issue.

"We will extend warm welcome to President Mukherjee," on his first visit to China, Hua told reporters.

She said "China and India are committed to resolve territorial disputes through negotiations seeking a fair and reasonable settlement which is acceptable to all."

"In the past three decades and more the two sides have been taking positive steps to properly manage disputes and safeguard peace and tranquility of the border area creating favourable conditions for sound and sustainable development of bilateral ties," Hua said responding to a question on Mukherjee's comments to Chinese media on the issue.

Mukherjee, who arrives in the Chinese industrial city of Guangzhou on a four-day visit to China tomorrow, has told Chinese media that India seeks a "fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable settlement of the (border) question."

He will reach Beijing on May 25 and is scheduled to hold talks with PresidentXi Jinping and other Chinese leaders.

Outlining the steps taken by India and China to resolve the dispute, Hua said so far the two countries have established a series of working mechanisms including talks at the level of Special Representatives to resolve the issue besides reaching political guidelines and three step road map.

The two sides held 19th Special Representative talks here last month. Both also reached political guidelines and three step road map, she said.

"China india emerging markets with increasing influence on the international stage. Both the countries are major force behind world peace and development. We are glad to see that in the past few years China and India have been moving forward on bilateral relations in a sound and stable way," she said.

Recalling Xi's 2014 visit to India which was followed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China last year, she said bilateral ties have entered a period of fast development.

"We can take that President Mukherjee's visit this time to implement important outcomes during the previous visits of practical cooperation and forge close partnership for development," she said.

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