Washington: Reiterating that the United States supports the resolution of the India-China border dispute through dialogue and direct talks between the two countries, the Biden administration’s point person for South and Central Asia on Thursday said the US Sees little evidence that Beijing is serious about addressing these talks with a sense of goodwill. Donald Lu, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, said, “Our stand on India’s border dispute with China is old. an interview.
Lu said, “Having said that, we see little evidence that the Chinese government is taking these talks seriously in a spirit of goodwill. What we see is quite the opposite. But we see provocations happening on a fairly regular basis.” said in response to a question. A senior State Department official said that India can count on the US to stand with India as it faces challenges from its northern neighbor. “We demonstrated that resolve in 2020 during the Galwan crisis, and we continue to look for opportunities to cooperate with India on information, but also on military equipment, exercises, and that will move forward in the years to come,” he said.
The Center for a New American Security, a top US think-tank, said in a report last month that the growing prospect of India-China border hostilities will have an impact on the United States and its Indo-Pacific strategy. As the United States considers the role that India will play in the Indo-Pacific region and how to maximize US-India cooperation to address security challenges in the region, US policymakers should closely monitor and respond to future India-China should be prepared to respond immediately to the border crisis. , said the report written by Lisa Curtis, who served as deputy assistant to the president and senior director of the NSC for South and Central Asia from 2017 to 2021, and senior defense analyst Derek Grossman.
The report recommended to the Biden administration that to help prevent and respond to Chinese aggression along the border with India, the United States should align with Beijing’s assertiveness against other US allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. Along with Indian territorial disputes should be taken up and it should be ensured. This is reflected in all documents and speeches relating to national security.
“Offer India the sophisticated military technology it needs to defend its borders and initiate co-production and co-development of military equipment. Help India strengthen its maritime and naval capability, and assess Chinese plans Carry out joint intelligence review with India to align and enhance coordination with Indian authorities on intentions along the LAC and contingency planning in the event of a future India-China conflict.
It urged the US to establish or support an official or unofficial organization charged with collating declassified commercial satellite imagery on the positions of PLA troops along the LAC and regularly disseminating these images for public consumption. Criticize Beijing’s land grab efforts in multilateral fora including the United Nations, the Shangri-La Dialogue, the G20 and the East Asia Summit.
Message Pakistan and seek help from other important partners of Islamabad to communicate similar points? About the need to remain neutral in the event of a possible future India-China border flare-up. And be ready to extend full support to India in the event of another border crisis or conflict? recommended the think-tank in its report.