| ID | 135652 |
| Title Proper | Tale of two borders |
| Other Title Information | the defence minister has to realise that the LAC with China has to be taken as seriously as the LC |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Sawhney, Pravin |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Defence minister Manohar Parikkar has said that People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) incursions (across the disputed border) are not serious. This is the traditional wisdom which puts premium on the disputed border with Pakistan prone to regular firings and attendant casualties than the disputed border with China where weapons are not used.
This fallacy has survived over six decades since India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru declared that Pakistan, rather than China, was the main threat and should concern the armed forces. While the reality was always the opposite, it has acquired ominous overtures today. Unless the dynamics of the two borders are understood, peace on either will not be possible. In strategic terms, India’s rise will depend upon how the two military lines are understood and engaged: the 746km long Line of Control (LC) with Pakistan and the 3,488 Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China. |
| `In' analytical Note | Force Vol.12, No.4; Dec.2014: p.18-19 |
| Journal Source | Force 2014-12 12, 4 |
| Standard Number | National Security |