Take decisions on the spot, don’t give PLA reaction time, Indian ground commanders told
New Delhi, Sep 08: With the Chinese PLA indulging in aggressive posturing, the Indian ground commanders have been told to take decisions on the spot.
Officials tell OneIndia that the ground commanders have been advised to take on the spot decisions as there should be no time lost in reacting to the PLA.
The PLA has been aggressive in its approach and has been trying not unilaterally change the status quo at Pangong Tso.
The
official
cited
above
also
said
that
the
PLA
has
been
provocative
and
wants
a
fight.
The
Global
Times
reported
that
the
Chinese
border
troops
were
forced
to
take
countermeasures
to
stabilise
the
situation
after
the
Indian
troops
outrageously
fired
warning
shots
on
the
PLA
border
patrol
soldiers.
At no stage has Indian Army transgressed across LAC or resorted to firing: Official statement
The incident comes just two days before the meeting of the foreign ministers of India and China at Moscow. External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar who has termed the issue along the LAC as serious will be meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi on September 10.