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Warning sign: On a fresh India-China faceoff

India cannot wish away the situation on the Chinese border by staying silent

Another attempted transgression (उल्लंघन, अतिक्रमण) by the Chinese military, this time in the Tawang sector in the eastern section of the India-China boundary, has served as a reminder of the precarious (अनिश्चित) state of affairs along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). A crisis that began in April 2020, with PLA transgressions in Ladakh, in the western sector of the boundary, has now appeared to have widened to Arunachal Pradesh. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Parliament that the Indian Army had forced the PLA to return to its posts. The Minister’s comments, on December 13, came four days after the incident (घटना), details of which were first reported by The Hindu on December 12. An Army statement confirmed the clash. The Opposition, which has criticised (आलोचना करना) the Narendra Modi government’s continuing reticence (अल्पभाषिता, चुप्पी) on the China border issue, staged a walkout (Worthy of attracting attention especially because of some special excellence) after being denied a discussion.

As troubles now flare (A fire or blaze of light that is used to attract attention) in Arunachal, the situation in Ladakh still remains unresolved (अनसुलझे, अनिर्णीत). India is yet to resume patrolling (गश्त, पहरेदार) in any of the five disengagement (मुक्ति, रिहाई) areas where temporary buffer zones have been established, while the Chinese military remains on India’s side of the LAC in two other friction points, in Depsang and Demchok. What is clear is that the Chinese military has decided, for reasons still unexplained, to unilaterally (एकतरफ़ा) change how both sides manage what were previously mutually (In a reciprocal way) recognised disputed areas. Managing what has become a live border after three decades of relative peace, and crafting a modus vivendi (An agreement allowing conflicting parties to coexist peacefully until a final settlement is reached) with China in this new situation, has now emerged (उभरना, प्रकट होना) as a pressing challenge for New Delhi. This is both a military and a political challenge. Addressing it will require, as a first step, transparency (पारदर्शिता), and taking the Opposition and public along on an issue far too important to be led by apparent considerations over optics. Those considerations also appear to be one factor behind the continuing freeze in high-level political contact with China, with Prime Minister Modi and President Xi Jinping avoiding a formal meeting at two recent multilateral (बहुपक्षीय) summits (बैठक, शिखर). That the leaders have not spoken for more than three years, barring (Excluding something as an exception) an exchange of pleasantries at the G-20 summit, is an untenable (अस्थिर, असमर्थनीय) situation as risks continue to rise along the borders. A resumption (पुनरारंभ) of dialogue will, at the very least, allow India to convey its concerns at the highest level. The public also remains largely in the dark on the events that have transpired (To occur) along the borders, as well as the developments that led to the loss of life of 20 Indian soldiers, in 2020. If the Government’s apparent hope was to maintain silence until the crisis (A time of extreme difficulty) resolves in due course, the latest clash has served as a warning sign that it is nowhere near ending.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.Transgression (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - उल्लंघन, अतिक्रमण
English Meaning - An act of violating a law.

2.Precarious (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अनिश्चित
English Meaning - Not safe or steady.

3.Incident (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - घटना
English Meaning - An event or occurrence

4.Criticise (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - आलोचना करना
English Meaning - To act as a critic.

5.Reticence (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - अल्पभाषिता, चुप्पी
English Meaning - The quality of being reserved.

6.Unresolved (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अनसुलझे, अनिर्णीत
English Meaning - Not having been solved.

7.Patrol (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - गश्त, पहरेदार
English Meaning - A person or group of persons to keep watch over an area, especially guards or police walking or driving around at regular intervals.

8.Disengagement (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - मुक्ति, रिहाई
English Meaning - The act of disengaging.

9.Unilaterally (Adverb)

Hindi Meaning - एकतरफ़ा
English Meaning - Involving only one person.

10.Emerge (Verb)

Hindi Meaning - उभरना, प्रकट होना
English Meaning - To come out.

11.Transparency (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - पारदर्शिता
English Meaning - The quality to see through something.

12.Summit (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - बैठक, शिखर
English Meaning - A conference or meeting of diplomats.

13.Untenable (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अस्थिर, असमर्थनीय
English Meaning - Incapable of being defended.