All of those viral videos occured around the foxhole point of finger 4. That is because finger 4 has only one opening for tropps to pass through, which is easily blocked from either side. And I believe Col. Dinny does have far more authority on this issue than most Indians, since he actually served on Pangong Tso and knows how Indian troops operate. The fact is China was forced to retreat beyond finger 8 and dismantle infrastructure, which it had built with the clear purpose of forcibly annexing it, so China disengaging and respecting Indian claim lines is clearly what India wanted. The fact is the current situation at Pangong Tso, Galwan, and Hot Springs is exactly how the status quo was prior to Feb of 2020, and there is satellite imagery to prove that. No amount of ranting can change that.
What an Indian fantasy! You used all the buzzwords, "respect" and "forced" to sound like India could actually do a thing against China. Gotta invent a little dignity for yourself, eh? The real world with failed ambushes, shot down jets, accidental self-kills is just a little to much for an Indian to get on with...
It is impossible to capture territory and retreat at teh same time, and satellite images have shown that PLA has retreated 60 km at Pangong and 1 km from pp14, meaning China was forced to recognize Indian claims. Meanwhile, India has a camp less than half a km from pp14 and still conducts patrolling ops there, and even completed the bridge near the mouth. BTW, according to the new 1959 claim line, the LAC is at the Galwan mouty, NOT the bend/pp14. So according to Chinese claims, it is India that captured Chinese territory, not vice versa. Than again, some members here actually think destroying everything you built and retreating 60 km counts as a victory.
Yeah, it's impossible to capture territory and retreat at the same time at the same location, which is why China first captured territory, then gave a part of it back to you for your disengagement so China can move on to more important stuff. If you break it again, you will lose territory and soldiers again.
If you want a serious answer, I think China agreed because it saw that India was continuing to build infrastructure in disputed territory, and it refused to accept China's new 1959 line, and instead continued to enforce the 1992 agreement. As a result, China failed to secure the additional territory it had aimed to capture. in addition, China probably did not expect India to successfully sustain winter deployment along the LAC, without suffering a single casualty due to weather. India also gained a strategic advantage over some Chinese positions by occupying Rechin la and Rezang la. If you are willing to speculate, perhaps Biden showed he would'nt be significantly softer on China on Trump, so considering the above, China thought that it should give up on Ladakh and focus on the US.
That is what I think, based on the available evidence.
"Enforce" with no force again LOL. You know that China can steamroll you if it wanted, right? America wouldn't even help you in that case. "Think" and "evidence" are not things that Indians are familiar with, hence the creation of this mutation of reality. In the real world, India started trouble, was beaten back, the US didn't help like it should, and China let India off the hook on the condition that it simmer down and let China take care of adult business with the US. Don't flatter yourself that you are bigger than this.
India's opposition is "lamenting" because they want to make the government look bad. Simple as that. And the 1992 agreement literally has everything to do with this standoff, since without that, there wouldn't even be a LAC. China clearly decided to throw out that agreement after article 370 abrogation, and attempted to forcefully occupy fingers 4-8 changing the status quo. That is the root of this standoff. And Rajnath Singh specifically said that India claims up to finger 8, and those claims will be enforced by the buffer zone. If India gave up on those claims, it would have simply allowed China to keep its new bases, jetties, etc. between 4-8. By your logic, did China also give up its claim to finger 3 by agreeing to the buffer zone?
Make the Indian government look bad??? Are you kidding? One has to do something for that? Your own capital is engulfed in farmer riots, COVID, and a plunging economy. The military blunders against China and Pakistan are minor in comparison. Using them to make the Indian government look bad is like throwing Jolly Ranchers at a 5'3" 400 pound woman to make her look fat.
Wow the mental gymnastics some members are showing is incredible. China literally withdraws to behind finger 8 and restores status quo ante, and some are saying that China didn't withdraw at all. If the disengagement deal means india gives up its claims to finger 8, that also means China gives up its claims to finger 3. India literally acheived its strategic goal while China retreated 60 km, and people here are trying to deny that. Well denial can;t change facts on the ground.
The biggest mental gymnastics seen here was "You shot down our jet and captured our pilot? That's a disposable tin can!" China withdrew after it gave you a lesson in beating and you understood that you can achieve nothing against China. Then it let you go cus you're a minnow and we're here for the shark. And now you're going around telling everyone you're such a tough fish you broke China's fishing rod LOLOL
You can cry, but you can't change the ground reality.
How are those camps you built between fingers 4-8? Meanwhile Indian troops are where they have always been.
Wherever you are, China allowed you to be there, and can disallow you if your behavior is bad again. Indians always mistake mercy for weakness, or rather, purposefully fool themselves to cling on to a nonexistent dignity.
