I came across a post made by Ajit Doval today and felt like sharing it with you all. It speaks of how Indian Army is engaging in a constant standoff against the Chinese and it really feels my heart with pride and sadness at the same time. Sad for how the soldiers are standing there for hours together, hundreds of miles away from their homes, to protect us in hale and storm.
Despite Breathing Fire, The Dragon Knows It Cannot Beat India Back.Indias point on Doklam.
Hundreds of Indian army soldiers, their arms locked and the automatic rifles on their shoulders pointed towards the ground, have been standing in Doklam and some areas further south for two to three hours at a stretch to form a human chain. The Indian human chain confronts a similar one by Chinese soldiers, and is separated by about 10-12ft of sandy soil on which little can grow. The human chain – soldiers have rotating duties – has been in place for more than three weeks now.
The standoff is necessary – a withdrawal will result in Chinese troops advancing and occupying not only the entire Doklam plateau, which is Bhutan’s territory, but also extending the tri-junction of India-Tibet-Bhutan about 10 kilometres south of the present position. And that would make the Siliguri corridor, which connects North East India with the rest of the country, vulnerable.