Jacob Martin
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Yes, I would agree both China and India to honor the status quo. My question is, how about the two bunkers that Chinese allegedly demolished, are they pre-status quo or post-status quo? So what is the status quo?
The answer would depend on when these bunkers were built and why. If they were built in response to the Chinese incursion into Bhutan and in an area that is disputed, then demolishing them was necessary to restore the status quo. However, there is a condition attached to that. If the Indian side upset the status quo only because the Chinese did so at the Bhutan border, then similarly the situation must be restored there as well.
So in short, whatever position each side is on, without making any claims about the disputed parts, is the status quo. Both sides would know till where their posts were and patrolling used to take place before the flare up. They should return to those positions.
I think the Chinese are interested in the Bhutan border because of the road that is being built. If it is clear that it is not in the disputed part, it shouldn't be an issue for anyone. Otherwise how can you expect the India to find it acceptable?
The disputed area has to he no man's land. We are not living in 1940s where either country can extend their border taking advantage of confusion. If that happens, it will undoubtedly be met with a response from the other side. Why engage in all this nonsense for a sliver of land where nothing grows?
Tell me something; I am sure you are aware that the area is of strategic importance to India because of its proximity to the chicken's neck. So it is obvious why India is interested in the outcome. Why is China so interested. It doesn't provide any ingress into China. So unless the aim is to inch closer to make all of India's North-East vulnerable, how can it be justified? Would you tolerate such an explicit threat to a large part of your own country?