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Spears used in chinese checkers
Spears used in chinese checkers







spears used in chinese checkers

India grabbing dominating heights on both banks of the Pangong Tso, beating a similar action by China, changed the tactical scenario. The Indian counterstroke of playing reverse Chinese checkers hit them hard. It even contemplated further salami slicing, hoping to enhance pressure to push through their claim lines. China was smug in belief thatIndia would seek dialogue as the solution, something which it could delay and ignore, as it had been doing for the past few months. While the CDS mentioned employing the military option, the Indian foreign minister spoke of dialogue being the solution. Politically the Government in India was under pressure for its failure to act. All this while, it continued enhancing force levels, increasing pressure on India, militarily and through propaganda warfare while delaying Indian requests for meetings. Once this was achieved, China changed stance, refused to adhere to agreements reached and resorted to placing unacceptable demands. To achieve this, China was willing to accept a symbolic withdrawal, which it did.

spears used in chinese checkers

The disengagement agreement, arrived at between the two military commanders, led to the creation of a non-patrolling zone, a space between forces, ensuring that troops would no longer come in physical contact. Such was the impact on morale of Chinese troops that the unit involved in the brawl was immediately moved out of the region.

spears used in chinese checkers

The intention was to safeguard Chinese troops from future violence by Indian forces.Ĭhina still fears releasing casualty details, knowing it would break the myth of the PLA. This move was led by their foreign minister who called his Indian counterpart to initiate peace. It caused panic all the way upto Beijing, leading to China seeking immediate talks for disengagement. Galwan came as a shocker for the Chinese as they never expected the powerful retaliation, to their planned ambush,by Indian forces. By this time, China had managed to push the LAC partially westwards and attempted to hold forth, despite multiple rounds of diplomatic and military parleys. As soon as India caught onto the Chinese game, it enhanced force levels and blocked further Chinese movement. It managed this on the pretext of conducting exercises, because Indian forces, normally deployed during the same period, as a counterbalance to China, were held back due to the Chinese originated pandemic. It was the Chinese who initiated the current crisis by wading across the LAC and occupying locations which were vacant, being in the grey zone and only patrolled at regular intervals.









Spears used in chinese checkers