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The Indian Express 18 June 2020 Written by: Amitabh Sinha Bambawale said the government must evolve a domestic consensus on a new China policy, but it needed to be done quickly, in “finite time”. Describing Monday night’s incident as an ‘inflexion point’ in India-China relations, Gautam Bambawale, India’s former ambassador to Beijing, said it was time for New Delhi to make a “deep reappraisal” of its policy towards China, because the old template that has been defining their relationship for the last 30 years was “no longer working”. “The current paradigm of India-China relationship was set in December 1988 during then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s visit to China. The key thing of that template was that while we continue our efforts to find a resolution of the boundary dispute, while ensuring peace on the border, the interactions and exchanges in other fields must proceed forward. After that there have been several agreements and understandings, in ...

The Indian Express 16 June 2020 Written by: Ravish Tiwari The next round of talks at the Lt General level will happen only after disengagement at Patrolling Points 14, 15 and 17 in the Galwan and Hot Springs region. As military and diplomatic talks look to lower tensions along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, India will continue to assert its military strength at the field level till it reaches an honourable understanding with China, highly placed government sources have told The Indian Express. China, sources said, has altered the status quo in the region and brought in additional troops. “We have to demonstrate our strength on the ground. Only then will they come to the talking table,” sources said, adding “there is no need to show aggression, only our strength”. The Indian Army, a top source said, has been given emergency powers to act according to the situation on the ground and assessment. “Army has been given emergency powers for deployme...