India won’t accept shifting of LAC, China paying for its Ladakh misadventure: CDS Gen Bipin Rawat

Srinagar, (PTK): Indian defence forces’ firm and strong response, the Chinese Army is facing the “unanticipated consequences” of its misadventure in Ladakh, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat said on Friday even as he stressed that status quo will have to be restored as India won’t accept any shifting of the Line of Actual Control.

The strong remarks on the situation on the China border were made by the CDS on a day when the two countries are holding their eighth round of Corps Commander-level talks to address the ongoing military stand-off which has been going on for the last over six months after transgressions by the PLA at multiple locations.

“The situation along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh remains tense. The People’s Liberation Army is facing unanticipated consequences of its misadventure in Ladakh because of Indian defence force’s firm and strong response. Our posturing is unambiguous– status quo has to be restored and we will not accept any shifting of the Line of Actual Control,” he said while addressing a webinar on 60 years of National Defence College.

He said that in the overall security calculus, a full-scale conflict with China is low on probability and that in the future the China-India relationship will be a competitive one.

“In the overall security calculus, a full-scale conflict with China is low on probability. However, border confrontations transgressions and unprovoked tactical military actions spiralling into larger conflict cannot be discounted,” he said.

“An unbalanced economic relationship is likely to ensure that in near future the China-India relationship will remain a fundamentally competitive one,” th CDS added. (PTK)