Doklam standoff ends: A satisfactory resolution for India but it must guard against....

First Post ^ | Aug, 29 2017 | Sreemoy Talukdar

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Doklam standoff ends: A satisfactory resolution for India but it must guard against complacency and China's revanchism

Sreemoy Talukdar Aug, 29 2017 16:16:25 IST

Nearly 24 hours after the dice was rolled to end the Doka La standoff, media in India and China have reacted on predictable lines. The Chinese have focused on the aspect that Indian troops have ultimately pulled out of the disputed area over which it claims sovereignty, Indians have interpreted it as a loss of face for China after being forced to revert to status quo ante.

It is irrelevant beyond a point to consider who 'won' or 'lost' in Doka La, and that is how it should be. This was a negotiation between sovereign nations, not a T20 tie. Both nuclear nations deserve applause for not letting the prolonged military standoff from descending into a conflict that would have inevitably gone out of control, caused devastation in the region and heaped enormous costs on both peoples.

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Quick redeployment measures in place by Army in Doklam

By Shaurya Karanbir Gurung, ET Bureau| Aug 29, 2017, 12.53 AM IST

NEW DELHI: Indian troops from the Dokalam tri-junction will be moved to positions prior to the faceoff while ensuring there is enough strength to meet any eventuality in the future.

Rear troops will be moved out first. Due to the dangerous terrain and poor visibility in high altitude, movement of Army vehicles will happen during the day.

The Army will rework its border management posture to ensure that adequate troops are available at short notice to be deployed in case of similar incidents. Combat elements such as the infantry and the artillery, including the field guns, lighter in nature, are likely to remain at the forward locations along the border to be able to adequately defuse standoffs. Specific instructions also came from the highest level in the Centre that the Army will not lower its guard and troop levels will be maintained at Doka La, according to government sources.

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It would have been worse for India than 1962. China would have considered it as a live fire exercise to test all their new impressive armaments. Then there would be no doubt in all of Asia that the dominance of the Middle Kingdom has returned.

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It would have been worse for India than 1962. China would have considered it as a live fire exercise to test all their new impressive armaments. Then there would be no doubt in all of Asia that the dominance of the Middle Kingdom has returned.

But if things went differently than expected, like in the 1979 border war with Vietnam, then China would have lost enormous amounts of "face". Also, due to the "one child" policy, every Chinese soldier killed would be devastating to his family, which means that significant casualties might produce internal unrest.