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Chinese are goading and goading GoI into some sort of response- verbal or physical.

When the threats of "direct action" failed to yield anticipated returns, they have switched track and and speaking about formalising the PLA presence in PoK.

The fact is that Cheenis and Napakis did not need any treaty when PLA started settling down in PoK under the guise of "engineers and workers" building the "friendship highway". In the past there were reports of PLA and Napaki fauj carrying out joint patrols.

If Cheenis wish to make it official, so be it. The implications go far beyond this region. US, Japan, SoKo and Australia will be watching closely- if today Cheenis are formally placing their troops in PoK, tomorrow they could do the same in NoKo, Philippines, Paupa New Guinea, Venezuela, Fiji, Kenya, Djibouti (they have a base), Qatar etc.

Basically, in upping their stakes, Cheenis are disclosing more and more cards than holding them close to their chest and a lot of people are rubbing their hands in glee.
 
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordon...a-this-could-be-chinas-next-war/#298a5d3e1b15

Chinese Troops Probe India. This Could Be China's Next War.

On Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on the sidelines of the Hamburg G-20. It is unclear if they discussed the most-recent border standoff between their two countries, in the Himalayas in Doklam.

The confrontation began June 16, when Indian troops stopped the Chinese from building a road in the disputed area.

Earlier, Chinese construction trucks, guarded by soldiers, had entered Doklam near the strategic “tri-junction,” where Bhutan, China, and India meet. The area is just north of the “chicken’s neck,” a narrow corridor of Indian territory connecting the main portion of the country to its northeast.

India and Bhutan maintain the disputed area belongs to Bhutan while China claims it as its own.

At the moment, Chinese and Indian troops are 120 meters apart, a “civil distance.”

The situation, according to the South China Morning Post, is the “most serious confrontation between the nations in over 30 years.”




Why did Beijing choose to create a provocation at this time? “The Chinese are making their unhappiness clear on India and America’s relationship,” said Sameer Patil of Gateway House, an Indian think tank, to the Washington Post. Apparently, the Chinese decided to begin road construction—in other words, start another cycle of provocation—when they learned of Modi’s visit to Washington.

Modi visited the White House on June 26, and there he bear-hugged President Trump, who had extended an especially warm welcome. Trump during the talks had set aside trade and immigration irritants so that he could continue Bush and Obama policy to strengthen links between the world’s most populous democracy and its most powerful one. “The relationship between India and the United States has never been stronger, has never been better,” Trump said in the Rose Garden as he accurately described ties.




 

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^^Off topic, but the first step would be to start using our full allocated share of Indus waters. At present we do not even do that- Not even for the Eastern rivers Ravi, Beas and Sutlej.

Only recently PM announced the construction of a new reservoir on Punjab/JK border that would prevent excess Ravi waters form flowing to Pakistan. I don't know how long will this take to materialise, but it's a start that was neglected for years. Once we have done that, we should make use of all our allocated share on Indus, Jhelum and Chenab and construct as many damns and reservoirs as allowed.

That alone is enough to get the Napaki chaddis in a hypertwist.
 

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordon...a-this-could-be-chinas-next-war/#298a5d3e1b15

Chinese Troops Probe India. This Could Be China's Next War.

On Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on the sidelines of the Hamburg G-20. It is unclear if they discussed the most-recent border standoff between their two countries, in the Himalayas in Doklam.

The confrontation began June 16, when Indian troops stopped the Chinese from building a road in the disputed area.

Earlier, Chinese construction trucks, guarded by soldiers, had entered Doklam near the strategic “tri-junction,” where Bhutan, China, and India meet. The area is just north of the “chicken’s neck,” a narrow corridor of Indian territory connecting the main portion of the country to its northeast.

India and Bhutan maintain the disputed area belongs to Bhutan while China claims it as its own.

At the moment, Chinese and Indian troops are 120 meters apart, a “civil distance.”

The situation, according to the South China Morning Post, is the “most serious confrontation between the nations in over 30 years.”




Why did Beijing choose to create a provocation at this time? “The Chinese are making their unhappiness clear on India and America’s relationship,” said Sameer Patil of Gateway House, an Indian think tank, to the Washington Post. Apparently, the Chinese decided to begin road construction—in other words, start another cycle of provocation—when they learned of Modi’s visit to Washington.

Modi visited the White House on June 26, and there he bear-hugged President Trump, who had extended an especially warm welcome. Trump during the talks had set aside trade and immigration irritants so that he could continue Bush and Obama policy to strengthen links between the world’s most populous democracy and its most powerful one. “The relationship between India and the United States has never been stronger, has never been better,” Trump said in the Rose Garden as he accurately described ties.




I am yet to find any article from international press which is negative of our stand. Most of them are either neutral or on our side.

This would be right time to scan thru foreign press news articles which are favouring China's stand. Make a list of those sites and keep an eye on them.
 

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This would be right time to scan thru foreign press news articles which are favouring China's stand. Make a list of those sites and keep an eye on them.
I think you'll find most of them to be Indian or quoting Indian news reports, except of course the Napakis. They'll oppose us on anything by default.

Perhaps a scan through of Chinese owned newspapers such as SCMP would tell.
 

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Not that we can bank on Persians to do our bidding in Baluchistan or for that matter anyone else, but the Pakis have pissed almost everyone in the neighbourhood that given an opportunity no on will leave a chance to have their own pound of flesh on Pakis.

I would say let the Chini lizards make their presence felt in any such way in Kashmir publicly as some of the posters suggested, that will be one heck of a chance for India to settle many old dues.
 

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I am yet to find any article from international press which is negative of our stand. Most of them are either neutral or on our side.

This would be right time to scan thru foreign press news articles which are favouring China's stand. Make a list of those sites and keep an eye on them.
I don't think the foreign media is interested in the Doklam issue unless the fireworks start. For them it's just a local inconsequential affair between Chinese and Indian troops. They have far more important issues to write about - from Syria to Trump's shenanigans to US-Russian relations etc.
 
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