New Delhi:
India on Thursday criticized the development of border infrastructure by China as well as reminded Beijing that Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh were integral parts of India.
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In response to the questions, MEA spokesperson Anurag Shrivastava said, "Special and special focus on improving infrastructure in the border areas to facilitate the economic development of these regions as well as to meet India's strategic and security needs" are given."
Stating that Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Arunachal are "integral" parts of India, Srivastava reminded Beijing that if China wanted India to respect the red lines of claims to its sovereign territory, it would be denied India's sovereignty. Will also have to be respected. “China has no local stand to comment on India's internal affairs. We hope that countries will not comment on India's internal affairs as much as they expect of others, ”he said.
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China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian had openly criticized India's infrastructure construction as the cause of the current conflict. He was quoted as saying on Tuesday: "For a while, the Indian side has been pushing infrastructure construction and military deployment along the border with China. This is the root cause of tensions. We urge the Indian side to enforce a consensus by both sides, to refrain from taking action that would complicate the situation, and take concrete measures to protect peace and tranquility on the border. "In addition, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attacked the Quad, calling it" Indo-Pacific NATO ".
Both Indian and Chinese spokespersons gave lectures on the other side to maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas.
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On Thursday, Srivastava said, "Restoration of peace and tranquility in the India-China border areas is done in the best possible manner by carefully observing all relevant agreements."
China has been building its own border infrastructure along Mao's famous line since 1950, when it ordered the PLA to "advance while building roads". It has informed Chinese strategy for decades, particularly where Tibet was concerned - building roads to connect Tibet to Xinjiang, Yunnan, Sichuan and Qinghai.
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In recent decades, China has built roads and railway lines to expand its reach to the borders of India, Nepal and Bhutan. In fact, the Doklam crisis of 2017 began with the construction of roads on China's plateau, threatening India's Siliguri corridor.
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