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China using resettlement villages to displace India at LAC

Theย People’sย Republicย ofย Chinaย (PRC)ย hasย frequentlyย shockedย theย worldย withย itsย cunning. Indiaย wasย alsoย aย victimย ofย Chineseย deceptionย inย 1962ย andย againย inย 2020.

Theย currentย Chineseย deceitย isย aroundย theย nefariousย planย toย establishย “resettlementย villages”ย orย borderย defenseย villagesย (Xiaokang)ย alongย theย roughlyย 3,500ย kmย longย Lineย ofย Actualย Controlย (LAC),ย whichย runsย fromย theย westernย toย theย easternย sectors,ย forย theย purposeย ofย settlingย Uyghurs,ย Tibetans,ย andย Gorkhas.

Theย centralย governmentย ofย Chinaย hasย plannedย severalย hundredย resettlementย townsย alongย itsย bordersย withย otherย nations,ย althoughย Indiaย isย currentlyย theย primaryย focus.

Itย isย notย aย recentย developmentย thatย Chinaย isย resettlingย Tibetansย inย Tibetย alongย theย India-Chinaย border,ย particularlyย inย Arunachalย Pradeshย alongย theย LAC. Tibetansย areย beingย pursuedย byย theย Chinese,ย whoย areย evenย pushingย themย toย fightย alongsideย India.

Comparably,ย thereย areย reportsย inย foreignย newsย outletsย thatย Chinaย isย consideringย pushingย ethnicย minorities,ย includingย theย Uyghurs,ย toย relocateย alongย Xinjiang’sย borderย withย Ladakh.ย Thisย isย reportedlyย partย ofย theirย specificย strategyย toย counterย theย extensiveย Indianย presenceย alongย theย Xinjiang-Ladakhย portionย ofย theย Lineย ofย Actualย Controlย (LAC)ย afterย theย clashesย inย Galwanย onย Juneย 20,ย 2020.

Theย useย ofย theย “Uyghurย card”ย toย putย theย Chineseย onย theย defensiveย isย somethingย thatย theย Indianย public,ย media,ย intelligentsia,ย andย defenseย veteransย haveย beenย vocallyย advocatingย forย sinceย theย Galwanย incident.ย Theย Chineseย mayย viewย thisย tacticย asย aย counterpointย toย that.

Theย fearย inย theย Indianย mind,ย however,ย thatย theย valiantย Gorkhas,ย whoย haveย beenย theย backboneย ofย theย Indianย militaryย forย decades,ย wouldย beย utilizedย asย aย shieldย alongย theย LAC,ย particularlyย onย theย easternย side,ย isย moreย unsettlingย andย extremelyย concerning.

Chinaย hopesย toย capitalizeย onย theย unhappinessย andย resentmentย ofย theย Gorkhaย peopleย followingย theย announcementย byย theย Indianย governmentย ofย theย Agniveerย scheme,ย whichย allowsย themย toย serveย brieflyย inย theย Indianย Army,ย andย theย subsequentย announcementย byย theย Nepaleseย governmentย inย 2022ย thatย prohibitsย Nepaleseย citizens,ย particularlyย Gorkhas,ย fromย joiningย theย Indianย defenseย establishment.

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Chinaย hasย aย fantasticย chanceย toย fishย inย theย choppyย waters. Itย won’tย stopย tryingย toย instillย hateย forย Indiaย inย theย Gorkhas’ย thoughtsย andย turnย themย againstย theirย country.

Aย planย isย neverย createdย inย Chinaย withoutย aย strategy. Inย thisย case,ย theย Chineseย rationaleย isย that,ย havingย acclimatedย toย theย harshย climateย andย highย altitude,ย bothย Tibetansย andย Gorkhasย willย beย moreย reliableย thanย Hanย Chineseย soldiersย fromย theย mainlandย inย mountainousย battleย withย India.

Chineseย strategyย aimsย toย inciteย conflictย betweenย Indianย soldiersย andย theย Gorkhas,ย whoย areย Tibetansย stationedย asย theย firstย lineย ofย defenseย alongย theย border. Asย itย hasย beenย doingย forย theย pastย 70ย years,ย Chinaย wouldย stopย atย nothingย toย consciouslyย provokeย Indiaย intoย small-scaleย conflictsย thatย couldย escalateย intoย full-scaleย conflict.

Noย Hanย Chineseย soldierย willย perishย inย anyย futureย conflictย alongย theย LAC;ย instead,ย theย innocentย andย underprivilegedย front-lineย fighters,ย whetherย theyย beย Uyghurs,ย Tibetans,ย orย Gorkhas,ย will.

Indiaย willย noย longerย enjoyย theย greatย favorย itย hasย hadย withย Uyghurs,ย Tibetans,ย andย Gorkhasย worldwide. However,ย China’sย mainย planย isย toย utilizeย theย Gorkhasย toย instigateย unrestย bothย insideย Indiaย andย alongย theย border,ย muchย asย itย hasย doneย inย theย Indianย hinterlandย (Kashmir)ย withย theย assistanceย ofย Pakistan.

Inย Westย Bengalย (particularlyย Darjeeling),ย theย northeasternย states,ย Uttarakhand,ย andย Sikkim,ย whereย aย sizableย Gorkhaย communityย resides,ย theย sameย mayย beย replicated. Givenย theย demandย forย aย distinctย Gorkhalandย toย beย createdย outsideย ofย theย Indianย stateย ofย Westย Bengal,ย Chinaย willย useย itsย resourcesโ€”men,ย money,ย andย materialsโ€”toย makeย mattersย worse.

Itย wouldย notย hesitateย toย instigateย internalย instabilityย inย Indiaย nowย thatย itย hasย theย assistanceย ofย Nepal,ย anotherย Southย Asianย nationย thatย currentlyย hasย tenseย relationsย withย India. Priorย toย this,ย Chinaย hasย beenย utilizingย Pakistan,ย aย countryย inย Southย Asia,ย toย poisonย theย airย inย Kashmirย forย moreย thanย 70ย years.

Indiaย willย nowย haveย toย contendย withย veryย formidableย obstacles. Theย Chineseย willย seeย toย itย thatย Indiaย gainsย theย enmityย ofย theย Tibetansย andย Gorkhas,ย whoย shareย aย profoundย cultural,ย spiritual,ย andย emotionalย bondย withย India.

Inย particular,ย theย Gorkhasย wouldย harborย resentmentย towardย Indiaย becauseย theyย haveย hadย aย closeย relationshipย withย Indiansย forย aย numberย ofย centuries,ย haveย servedย inย theย Indianย military,ย madeย significantย contributions,ย andย haveย givenย theirย livesย inย defenseย ofย India. Byย doingย this,ย theย Chineseย areย puttingย intoย practiceย oneย ofย theย mostย importantย lessonsย fromย theย greatย Chineseย philosopherย Tsuย Nzu,ย whoย wroteย theย famousย bookย Theย Artย ofย War:ย “killingย yourย enemiesย withoutย losingย aย singleย bullet.” Here,ย twoย crucialย pointsย canย beย raised.

Byย threateningย toย takeย actionย againstย theย Tibetanย andย Gorkhaย populations,ย Chinaย willย strategicallyย isolateย Indiaย alongย theย border. Moreover,ย Indiaย wouldย breakย itsย historicalย linksย toย theย Tibetanย peopleย asย wellย asย theย Gorkhaย people.

Theย internalย unrestย andย instabilityย thatย Indiaย facedย inย Kashmirย forย moreย thanย 70ย yearsย (tillย Augustย 2019)ย willย resonateย withย aย newย toneย andย tenor,ย endangeringย India’sย securityย andย stability,ย ifย theย Chineseย governmentย isย successfulย inย itsย plansย andย tacticsย againstย India. Theย Indianย governmentย oughtย toย giveย carefulย thoughtย toย thisย direย situation. Toย opposeย theย Chineseย design,ย theย Indianย governmentย andย itsย defenceย establishmentย needย toย deviseย aย counter-strategy. Militaryย strategistsย andย intelligenceย analystsย needย toย beย awareย ofย Chineseย tacticsย inย orderย toย buildย theย appropriateย defensesย againstย them.

Inย responseย toย China’sย Xiaokangย initiativeย forย theย comprehensiveย developmentย ofย certainย sensitiveย villagesย alongย theย LAC,ย suchย asย Arunachalย Pradesh,ย Himachalย Pradesh,ย Sikkim,ย Uttarakhand,ย andย Ladakhย Unionย Territory,ย theย Indianย governmentย hasย strategicallyย plannedย itsย Vibrantย Villagesย Programmeย (VVP)ย forย 2023.

Theย governmentย needsย toย makeย sureย thatย theย Tibetans,ย whoย areย itsย mostย significantย enemyย inย China,ย doย notย becomeย extinct. Furthermore,ย itย isย notย inย India’sย bestย interestsย toย letย theย Gorkhasย fallย intoย Chineseย hands.

Comparably, thereย areย reportsย inย foreignย newsย outletsย thatย Chinaย isย consideringย pushingย ethnicย minorities,ย includingย theย Uyghurs,ย toย relocateย alongย Xinjiang’sย borderย withย Ladakh.ย Thisย isย reportedlyย partย ofย theirย specificย strategyย toย counterย theย extensiveย Indianย presenceย alongย theย Xinjiang-Ladakhย portionย ofย theย Lineย ofย Actualย Controlย (LAC)ย afterย theย clashesย inย Galwanย onย Juneย 20,ย 2020.

Theย useย ofย theย “Uyghurย card”ย toย putย theย Chineseย onย theย defensiveย isย somethingย thatย theย Indianย public,ย media,ย intelligentsia,ย andย defenseย veteransย haveย beenย vocallyย advocatingย forย sinceย theย Galwanย incident.ย Theย Chineseย mayย viewย thisย tacticย asย aย counterpointย toย that.

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