New Delhi: With 62 clauses in seven chapters, China’s new boundary law passed on October 23 has raised concerns in India and can make it very difficult to negotiate limits, former foreign secretaries suggest advice.
“The room to understand and resolve border problems will be somewhat more complicated than already,” he told toi.
He said the law was the formalization of the Chinese government policy in managing its borders over the past few years.
“This provides a kind of legal basis about things that must be done such as preparing border villages, which some people are called” multiple use “villages, but you may have seen reports that actually a large enough village has been set in which area is claimed to be Nepal, or Bhutan and even in the east sector in India.
“Law underlines,” RRC sovereignty and territorial integrity are sacred and cannot be contested and the country will take steps to protect them.
” Suggestions say “When you submit a problem in the terms, it reduces space to compromise.
If you consider your claim as part of your Sovereign area, it becomes much more difficult to find a compromise.
We see this with respect to Galwan.
When the difference appears , they said Galwan is the Sovereign China area, which means there is no room for compromise “.
One of the more related problems in the limit law is “permission” to these border villages to use all defense methods, including the battle, basically converting it into a militia group, somewhat like a fleet of Chinese fishing.
Suggestions said, “See Chinese Coast Guard, which is the paramilitary power …
If you see the recent coast guard law, you will see that they have been authorized to use deadly power to protect the interest of China, basically making a beach .
Keeping the PLA arm.
“According to a new law, he said,” Border Guard Guardian “, PLA and People’s Armed Police, will be expected to work with village and provincial authorities for defense activities.
“That means almost like a community approach to keep your borders.
So, I think the fact that you have this law, we must expect more activism at the Indian-China border.” “There has been a diplomatic response by the external ministry.
So, that Make a straight record.
As far as the situation, right now, there is no choice but to hold a line – we just don’t have the ability to really go hard looking for a vacation area, which is ours and has been violated by them.
One- The only thing you can do is ensure that Ingress is further impossible, “said advice.
But in the long run, India can think of pushing envelopes, he suggested, as happened in the South Tso Pangong.
“There is a large part of the border where we are in a better position.
Is it possible every time there are some provokes like this, we have the ability to immediately make it in the other side, so you have something to bid for? This requires restructuring of some abilities Your border forces are almost like command.
“Otherwise this situation, he believes, is likely to continue because it is very low risk for Beijing and makes India stretched, unbalanced and spend more on defense.