27.08.2017, 14:07
Im schwelenden Grenzstreit ist zwar bislang glücklicherweise kein scharfer Schuss gefallen (anscheinend haben sich die Posten auf beiden Seiten nur zeitweise mit Steinen [!] beworfen), aus der Welt ist der Konflikt indessen damit immer noch nicht. Abgesehen von den gegenseitigen Vorwürfen betonen zwar beide Seiten ihre Bereitschaft zu einer friedlichen Lösung - und verhandeln offenbar hinter den Kulissen auch schon -, wollen aber "auch nichts ausschließen"...
Die chinesische Seite sieht, wie zu erwarten, die Schuld für den Disput vor allem im nationalen Kurs der Regierung in Delhi, die offizielle Lesart zumindest sieht die "Ein Indien-Politik" Indiens als ursächlich an, hält den Ball aber flach, was die eigenen baulichen Avancen in der Region betrifft - und dass hierbei auch durchaus umstrittene Territorien berührt werden, wird quasi nur etwas verklärend und nebenbei erwähnt...
Schneemann.
Zitat:Former Indian diplomat says 'nothing can be ruled out' in border spat with Chinahttps://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/25/ex-india...china.html
An India-China border standoff in the Himalayas is now going on three months, and while both sides have yet to pull troops, there's hope the dispute may be resolved soon. [...] "There are some indications that the two (India and China) are engaged in back-channel dialogue and negotiations to try to resolve this," said Jeff Smith, director of Asian security programs at the American Foreign Policy Council, a Washington-based conservative think tank. [...]
Experts insist a full-blown war today seems very unlikely since the costs for both sides could be high. "This is serious, going by how aggressive and vulgar the statements are coming out of the Chinese," said veteran Indian diplomat Neelam Deo, director of Gateway House, a Mumbai-based foreign policy think tank. "Nothing can be ruled out, but chances are not high of a real military conflict."
Deo, a former Indian ambassador to Denmark and Ivory Coast, said the border dispute so far has been limited to soldiers going after each other throwing punches or stones. "We haven't had a shooting war in a long time with China," she said. [...]
The standoff started when Chinese troops in June reportedly tried to build a road in territory claimed by Bhutan, an ally of India. India brought in its own bulldozers to build a military road and also blocked soldiers from China, which has territorial claims to Doklam.
Die chinesische Seite sieht, wie zu erwarten, die Schuld für den Disput vor allem im nationalen Kurs der Regierung in Delhi, die offizielle Lesart zumindest sieht die "Ein Indien-Politik" Indiens als ursächlich an, hält den Ball aber flach, was die eigenen baulichen Avancen in der Region betrifft - und dass hierbei auch durchaus umstrittene Territorien berührt werden, wird quasi nur etwas verklärend und nebenbei erwähnt...
Zitat:Commentary: India to face the consequences of its strategic miscalculation [...]http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-0...555787.htm
On June 18, over 270 armed Indian troops with two bulldozers crossed the eastern boundary into Doklam, China's sovereign territory, to obstruct Chinese infrastructure construction.
It is a double standard, as India has approved the building of a military road to facilitate troop deployment near the western part of China-India border to "ensure the strength of the Indian border troops." [...] However, the Indian military has trespassed over the mutually recognized boundary that has been abided by both sides for nearly 130 years and its troops remain on Chinese territory.
China has proved its sovereignty of Doklam to the international community with convincing evidence, including the historical convention from 1890. [...] But India may have miscalculated China's stance in defending its sovereignty.
Schneemann.