China’s patrolling deviations disturb border: MEA on ITBP DG's face-offs remark
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has cautioned China regarding border disturbances caused by deviations from established patrolling patterns along the Arunachal Pradesh border. India is simultaneously upgrading its drone and anti-drone capabilities to counter the modernized People's Liberation Army.
Why it matters
It underscores the ongoing geopolitical tension between India and China and the increasing importance of autonomous military technology in border security.
New Delhi: Following confirmation by ITBP of the continuing India-China military stand-off on the Arunachal Pradesh border, India once again cautioned China that maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas was essential for the overall development of bilateral ties, echoing PM Narendra Modi’s message to Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting last month.The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Friday did not go into the specifics of the latest face-off, choosing to refer the issue to the defence ministry, but said Chinese divergence from established patrolling patterns created disturbances at the border from time to time.“As we have noted in the past, the situation in India-China border areas gets disturbed from time to time when Chinese forces diverge from established patrolling patterns,” ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, adding that the two sides had also agreed to discuss ways to improve understanding of the Line of Actual Control in…
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