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INDIA HAS ESTABLISHED MECHANISM TO RESOLVE ‘FRICTION’ ON INDO-CHINA BORDER: LT
GEN KALITA



PTI
20 August, 2022 09:02 pm IST
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Kolkata, Aug 20 (PTI) India has an established mechanism to resolve any
“friction” related to the international border with China in Arunachal Pradesh,
GOC-in-Chief, Eastern Command, Lt General Rana Pratap Kalita said Saturday.

To a question about the past disputes between the two countries on the
Sino-Indian border issue along Arunachal Pradesh, the senior army officer told
reporters that the particular stretch of border is demarcated by the McMahon
Line.



“That border is not marked in the same way as the Radcliff Line which demarcates
the Indo-Bangladesh border. The Indo-Bangladesh border is demarcated by Radcliff
pillars, everyone knows the alignment of those border areas. The Arunachal
border is not demarcated in that way, so there can be differing perceptions
(between two sides)…however, we have the established mechanism to resolve all
such frictions. There are five agreements which guide the way to resolve all
such frictions whenever those take place,” Lt Gen Kalita said.

Two days after the country’s independence from British rule in 1947, the
Radcliffe Line, a geographical marker was published that demarcated the boundary
between India and the newly created dominion of Pakistan.

The senior army officer was in conversation with Air Chief Marshal (Retd) Arup
Raha and members of Bharat Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata on security-related
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China claims Arunachal Pradesh as South Tibet which is firmly rejected by the
External Affairs Ministry which has asserted that the state is an “inseparable
part of India”. Beijing routinely protests visits of top Indian leaders and
officials to Arunachal Pradesh to reaffirm its claim.

Asked about the threat perception along the Siliguri Corridor or Chicken’s Neck
in north Bengal in the wake of the Indo-China Doklam crisis in 2017, Lt Gen
Kalita said “we are conscious about the importance of the Siliguri Corridor to
the nation as it connects the entire Northeast with the rest of the country and
the narrowest part of it is only 20 km.



“…we have friendly relations with Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan. But the
distance from the tip of the corridor to the Chinese territory is over 40 km. We
are conscious of the type of threat…..Requisite steps are being taken from the
security point of view.” The Siliguri Corridor is a narrow stretch of land
bordering Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh measuring approximately 170×60 km.

Asked about the Russia -Ukraine conflict, the senior officer said the armed
forces and the government of India are aware of the developments and only time
can say how it will further manifest itself.

“India is conscious of the dimensions of possibilities, lots of steps have been
taken to address the concerns of both sides …Our doctrines have also been
reviewed,” he said.



The Lt General said Indian armed forces have also recently ensured “our
capability enhancement takes place to cope with any type of challenge from any
quarters. We are prepared to face contingencies…Our doctrines have also been
reviewed.” On the ‘Look East’ and ‘Act East’ policy in the last couple of
decades, he said as the first step to bringing peace and stability, there is a
need for development and improving connectivity.

“For any sort of development, progress (the) first requirement is connectivity.
One way to take forward the Look East policy is infrastructure development. We
all need to contribute,” he said, adding the infrastructure network has improved
greatly in the region.

“The second issue is that of connecting with our neighbours and our armed forces
are playing a big role. We have a rapport with the Myanmar army despite a
problem persisting there now. We also have excellent ties with Bangladesh,” he
said.

He said the Look East, Act East policy entails conceptualising and implementing
various steps and promises, policies, and projects which should be taken
forward.

On the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act from the entire
Northeastern region, he said “it is not a constant thing. It is a dynamic
process that is reviewed based on the situation and the ground reality, based on
vital parameters. AFSPA has been totally withdrawn in many districts in certain
states and partially in some other districts (in the northeast). Such decisions
are based on the improvement in the ground situation. Wherever the situation has
improved, AFSPA is withdrawn.” On the recent agitation and controversy
surrounding the Agnipath scheme, he said “any new, big change coming in does
take some time to settle in”.

In June this year, the Agnipath scheme, relating to the recruitment of soldiers
into the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force on a short-term contractual basis was
unveiled.

Pointing out that there can be “teething issues” about implementing the scheme,
he said “it is a very good step. The biggest advantage is it is going to bring
down the average age of soldiers from 32 to 26 considering the young profile of
our people. We are bringing down the average age by six years thus giving
opportunities to more and more people to serve the country”.

He said this would instil nationalism and an ethos of discipline. This project
will churn out more technologically enabled army personnel as Agniveers.

“There will be more number of qualified people who will assimilate technology.
If more qualified people, disciplined youth get the opportunity to become
disciplined motivated soldiers that is good. After four years they can be part
of police forces, CRPF, armed police, and in the industry (security),” he said.

Only some basic issues remain, “which need to be overcome,” he added.

Asked about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, the Eastern Command army head
said “people in Kashmir want peace and stability. The government is undertaking
people-centric, socio-economic development in the region.” PTI SUS MM MM MM

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