What is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ stance on the current situation of the Indian army?

As for the media’s claim that the Indian troops were withdrawing from the Doklam area, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson’s Office stated in a reply to Overseas Network on August 9:

According to China’s knowledge, as of August 7 As of today, 53 Indian troops and 1 bulldozer are still illegally stranded on Chinese territory.

China would like to emphasize that the Indian side must withdraw all cross-border personnel and equipment to the Indian side of the border. No matter how many Indian troops illegally cross the border and remain in China, their nature is to harm China. Serious violation of territorial sovereignty.

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On Wednesday (9th) local time, Indian Defense Minister Arun Jaitley once again claimed that the Indian army is “strong enough”. It has the ability to respond to any challenge to national security and emphasized that the Indian army has "learned lessons" from the 1962 war.

It was reported that Indian Defense Minister Arun Jaitley claimed on Wednesday when launching a special debate to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the "Quit India" movement launched by Gandhi in 1942 that several Indians It has faced many challenges in the past ten years, but "we can proudly say that every challenge has made the country stronger."

Jaitli said that India has emerged from the 1962 war with China " "Learn lessons" and realize that "the military must be built independently, because to this day, India still faces challenges from its neighbors." Jaitley also said that compared with 1962, India has " "We are stronger because of the wars of 1965 and 1971"; and said that although it suffered a bitter consequences against China in 1962, it won the wars against Pakistan in 1965 and 1971.

He claimed, "I acknowledge that some challenges still exist. Some people intend to challenge our national sovereignty and territorial integrity. But I firmly believe that our brave soldiers have the ability to defend national security, whether the challenge comes from the eastern border or Western Border,” and emphasized that “the military can make any form of sacrifice for national security”?

The report stated that with the standoff between China and India in Doklam having lasted nearly two months, Jaitley’s The speech was "iconic," although he did not mention that specifically.

Jaitley also mentioned the dispute with Pakistan in the Kashmir region, saying that India has been facing a crisis since its independence and "neighbors covet the Kashmir region."

He said that the bigger challenge India is facing is terrorism and left-wing extremism, and said that the Indian Parliament and the entire country must work together to deal with the threat of terrorism. He also emphasized that different religions and castes are integral parts of India and it is important to maintain internal harmony.

This is not the first time that the Indian Defense Minister has mentioned 1962. Earlier, according to Indian media reports, Indian Army Chief of Staff Rawat said that India is preparing for a "2.5-line war", that is, to deal with China, Pakistan and domestic security threats. In response, Wu Qian, spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, said on June 29: The remarks of the Indian Army Chief of Staff are extremely irresponsible. We hope that individual members of the Indian army can learn lessons from history and stop making such dangerous remarks calling for war.

In response to China’s warning that “it hopes India can learn lessons from history and stop clamoring for war,” Indian Defense Minister Arun Jaitley said on June 30: “If they try to remind Our India in 2017 is no longer the same as India in 1962."

Subsequently, at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 3, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang responded to the Indian Defense Minister’s remarks, saying, “In a sense, he did not mean what he said. Wrong. India in 2017 is indeed different from India in 1962, just as China in 2017 is different from China in 1962.

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