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Hey, it's always great to interest with thinking minds; however, I'm tired of this challenge feature so note.
I am totally convinced with observations of the veteran officer has made in his Tribune piece & your conviction.
However in my points I had not talked about the causes of Chinese retreat but it's effects. My focus was on results.
Because anyone can see that there were multiple efforts going on and are going on at various levels. Conflicts of such nature neither can be resolved with bullets peacefully, hence there were more than a few reasons of retreat.
True. Just felt like sharing!
However, that retreat caused a great deal to India's global standing in the minds of small SCS nations and that was the core to my argument. That positioning shouldn't be eroded by appearing to be the US ally.
True. The impact on small SCS nations is tangible.
It’s good to see you after so long, Ashik Bhai. I missed seeing stuff from you. Hope you had a good rest!
My challenge is regarding the last few lines of your post. The bravery shown by the Indian Armed Forces is unmistakeable. But is it the only factor which led to the retreat of the PLA? I found an interesting article Lt Gen Pradeep Bali (retd), Ex-commander, Sikkim-based 33 corps in The Tribune. You might like it.
It reads:
If the Dragon has blinked, it is also due to various reasons which are not directly related to India. The LAC situation would be a minor headache for China compared to the problems it faces to its east and south-east. From Senkaku islands to the South China Sea, it has an inimical neighbourhood. Taiwan continues to be a festering sore, while the Biden administration has yet to spell out any tangible policy changes vis-a-vis China.
After the protracted standoff between the Indian Army and the Chinese PLA that lasted over nine months in eastern Ladakh, the process of disengagement and pullback to previous positions has started. The military tension between the two neighbours had grabbed international attention even as the world was grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic.
The last six months saw a number of engagements between the two countries, both military and diplomatic, including long-drawn-out confabulations between commanders at the corps level, the highest field formation of the Army. The last such meeting on January 24 apparently led to this disengagement of frontline troops.
What has led to this pullback of forces? Chinese proclivity for inordinately dragging out territorial disputes and its intransigence are well-known. It is habituated to making extravagant claims, tenacious in maintaining these and cloaking them with plausibility by sheer persistence. This ‘grab what you can get and then try and grab some more’ policy, accompanied by bluff and bluster, are greatly favoured by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Read the whole thing at: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/more-to-chinese-retreat-than-meets-the-eye-212966
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