China is not deterring its courage. But what the Indian government is doing is a big question. After the news of China’s construction of a second bridge on the Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh, the Ministry of External Affairs has said that it is monitoring the situation. The ministry also said that this is an issue related to the Indian Army. We consider it a territory occupied by China. The Defense Ministry of the government will be able to shed more light on this matter.
When asked whether India-China talks failed to stop China from building a second bridge, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that building a bridge and holding talks are two different issues. The government is keeping an eye on them. He has seen the report on the bridge. They are monitoring the situation. He said that the area which is being talked about is the area occupied by China. We hope to have it back. He said that we keep a watch on these developments.
Significantly, the India-China border dispute is once again in discussion. The government is also accepting the news of China’s construction of a second bridge in Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh. But the big question is whether the illegal construction of these bridges is not a violation of the agreements. Is this construction not a clear violation of the ceasefire due to which India had given up its possession of strategically important areas? The government should answer, but Bagchi brushed it off as a matter of the Ministry of Defense.
According to a report, the bridge being constructed on Pangong Lake is so wide that large vehicles and artillery of the Chinese army can pass from there. In a way, China has established its suzerainty on both ends of the bridge built on Pangong Lake. He will misuse them against India.
A defense official said that the location of the bridge is 20 km east of Finger 8 from the northern bank of Pangong Tso Lake. It is being built near the first bridge. India believes that it is being built at the crossing of the LAC. He says that the distance of the road from Finger 8 of the bridge is about 35 km.
He says that of course China will use it only for the movement of its army and military equipment. He says that due to both the bridges, the movement of Chinese army will be on the northern and southern banks of the lake. The official says that the first satellite images of the bridge showed that it was 400 meters long and 8 meters wide. The second bridge is next to the first one.