A frustrated China is scurrying around looking to get India off its back. Reportedly, the communist country and its government recently alleged that Indian aircrafts ventured deep into Aksai Chin or Gosthana (as the locals call it) and performed aerial sorties. Meanwhile, the Indian government claimed that the said region fell in the Indian territory.
According to The Free Press Journal report, the Government of India at its diplomatic best denied the allegations of violation of China’s airspace. In a note dated October 23, New Delhi remarked that after carefully examining the allegations, it had been established they were ‘‘baseless’’.
New Delhi also took a jibe at the Chinese by stating that it had become a standard practice for the Chinese Government to make fictitious and absurd allegations about Indian aircraft violating Chinese airspace.
Moreover, reflecting upon the Chinese complaint that Indian aircraft flew over Sirijap, the GoI affirmed in unmistakable terms that Sirijap lay in Indian territory.
A delusional China:
Lately, China has been facing the heat on the border areas. With the Modi government developing infrastructure aggressively near the border areas, China has not been able to come to the reality of the situation.
This is not the first time that China has been rattled by India. Reported by TFI, flustered at the prospect of Indian armed forces deploying BrahMos supersonic missile in advanced outposts, targeting parts of China-controlled Tibet and other regions, CCP mouthpiece Global Times had furnished a feature-length article.
The tabloid magazine in an article titled, “India’s plan to deploy BrahMos missile escalates border tension, but of no actual threat: observers” tried to posture that India deploying the BrahMos missile was a no biggie. However, the tone and tenor of the article suggested otherwise.
“Chinese observers slammed the Indian government’s plan to deploy the BrahMos missile – its most advanced missile – at the India-China border, warning it would add new barriers in talks to peacefully address the border tension and further deteriorate ties.”
Good that China is noting all this. Brahmos is already targeting Chinese installations in Tibet. This is being publicised now to send on open signal to China about India’s preparedness to meet China’s threat. https://t.co/RMY1UkigFe
— Kanwal Sibal (@KanwalSibal) November 14, 2021
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Over 200,000 troops on the border:
Moreover, as reported by TFI, the Indian government, earlier this year moved 50,000 troops to the Indo-Tibet borders. India now has roughly 200,000 troops focused on the border, which is an increase of more than 40 percent from last year.
The number of troops has also been increased along the southern Tibetan plateau, with soldiers equipped with machine guns having joined the retinue of armed paramilitary personnel already stationed there.
Jinping rushing to Tibet to secure fort:
Moreover, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished his holiness Dalai Lama by tweeting a birthday message, the Chinese were up in arms about the gesture. Such was the anxiety within the CCP camp that President Xi Jinping hurriedly dispatched himself to the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) on a surprise visit to soothe the jangling nerves.
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It was the first time after assuming the role of the Chinese President that Xi Jinping visited Tibet. He orchestrated a grand welcome for himself, in which CCP stooges pretended to be Tibetan citizens who were overwhelmed to see their supreme leader amongst them.
Infrastructure development and deployment of state-of-the-art fighter jets:
New airports being developed, Rafale deployed to counter China on the border, an aggressive India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also gearing up to build four new airports and 37 helipads across the Union Territory of Ladakh.
The process of land identification and preliminary discussions have been concluded and the next stage would be a joint report by key stakeholders like the DGCA, Airports Authority of India, and the Indian Air Force.
In addition to the BrahMos, India has started deploying its second squadron of 4.5th generation Rafale jets in the strategically crucial eastern base of Hasimara in West Bengal. The Indian jets may or may not have entered the Chinese territory but the fact that Beijing appears flustered is a victory in itself.