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<\/p>\nTaking a swipe at Beijing\u2019s aggressive posture in the South China Sea, the Indian Army chief General MM Naravane has said that China militarized some of the islands, but this strategy will not work with India.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think more than anything else, what we have achieved is that this strategy will not work with us and every move will be met resolutely,\u201d he said addressing a webinar organized by Vivekananda International Foundation in New Delhi.<\/p>\n
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The Chief of Army Staff, also\u00a0hailed\u00a0the consensus reached over the disengagement process in eastern Ladakh\u2019s Pangong Tso, calling it a \u2018win-win\u2019 situation for both sides. He mentioned that while the threat was real, there were no signs of any \u201covert collusion\u201d between China and Pakistan during the standoff.<\/p>\n
\u2018Two-And-A-Half Front War\u2019<\/b>
\nRuling out any collusive threat from the two hostile neighbors (China and Pakistan), General Naravane said India is prepared for a long-term policy to address not just a two-front war, but a \u201ctwo-and-a-half-front war\u201d where the half front refers to India\u2019s internal security issues.<\/p>\n
He also mentioned that India and China are engaged in bilateral talks to further ease the tensions from other areas of eastern Ladakh, buoyed by the success in the Pangong Tso.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe still have a long way to go. We have to move on to the stage of de-escalation. And of course, after that moving back of the troops, the de-induction of the troops which went to the higher reaches,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn doing whatever we are doing, we are keeping in mind that we have to be wary. We will be very cautious. There is a trust deficit. Unless that trust deficit is removed, we will, of course, continue to be very wary and watching every movement that happens on either side of the LAC,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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China\u2019s \u2018Salami-Slicing\u2019 Strategy<\/b>He also cited the example of the South China Sea where the PLA Navy has militarized artificial islands. The General said that such moves cannot deter India and that each of its move would be countered by the Indian Armed Forces. He also complimented the External Affairs Ministry, the National Security Advisor, and the Defense Ministry, which acted in synergy to put diplomatic pressures on Beijing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were all in it together. We had our plan chalked out which we had discussed on what should be the way forward. Whatever has panned out, has happened as a result of that. What we have achieved so far is very good,\u201d General Naravane said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, contention still remains at Depsang, Hot Springs, Gogra, and other areas along the LAC, which would be negotiated further in the future, he added.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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