India-China Conflict, September 2020

GREAT GAME IN LADAKH

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The number of incursions by the PLA across the LAC surpassed by a wide margin those in the previous years. The bonhomie that emerged during the Wuhan (April 2018) and Mahabalipuram (October 2019) meetings between President Xi Jinping of China and Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to have been just a ‘jhumla’: Taking India down the garden path. A sort of repeat of 1950s : Hind-Chini bhai-bhai syndrome!

The writer was commissioned in 1955 and joined Armoured Corps. He has been Brigade Major of an Independent armoured brigade, General Staff Officer-1 of an armoured division and commanded School of Armoured Warfare. Has been senior instructor at the War College. Commanded a mountain brigade and an armoured brigade. Was Deputy Director Operational Logistics and Director General Weapon and Equipment at Army Headquarters. Raised first Reorganised Army Plains Infantry Division (RAPID) and fielded it in Exercise Brasstacks as defending commander. Commanded a corps in J&K and retired as Deputy Chief of Army Staff in August 1992.

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