Violates spirit of border agreements: China on joint Indo-US army workout routines close to LAC

China has expressed issues over the joint Indo-US army workout routines being held close to the Line of Actual Control and mentioned it ‘violates the spirit of the 2 border agreements signed between New Delhi and Beijing’. The bilateral ties between India and China have been severely impacted after the June 2020 Galwan Valley conflict between Chinese and Indian armies.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 1, 2022 11:31 IST

The 18th version of the India-US joint army train ‘Yudh Abhyas’ is presently underway in Uttarakhand (Photo: Representational)

By Press Trust of India: China on Wednesday mentioned it was against the joint Indo-US army workout routines being held close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC), asserting that it violates the spirit of the 2 border agreements signed between New Delhi and Beijing.

The 18th version of the India-US joint army train ‘Yudh Abhyas’ is presently underway in Uttarakhand, about 100 km from the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

It goals to reinforce interoperability and share experience between each armies in peacekeeping and catastrophe reduction operations.

The almost two-week train started earlier this month.

“The joint military exercise held by India and the US near the LAC violated the spirit of relevant agreements signed by China and India in 1993 and 1996 and does not help build bilateral trust,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian advised a media briefing right here.

“China has expressed concerns to the Indian side over the military exercise,” he mentioned in response to a query posed by a correspondent from Pakistan.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s reference to the 1993 and 1996 agreements is fascinating as India termed the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) makes an attempt to maneuver numerous troops to the disputed areas within the LAC in jap Ladakh in May 2020 violated the bilateral agreements, which state that the boundary query is resolved by means of peaceable and pleasant consultations.

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The army train is performed yearly between India and the US with the goal of exchanging finest practices, techniques, strategies and procedures between the armies of the 2 nations.

“The 18th Edition of India-US Joint Exercise #YudhAbhyas commenced today at Foreign Training Node, Auli. The aim of Joint Exercise is to enhance interoperability & share expertise between both the Armies in Peace Keeping & Disaster Relief Operations. #IndianArmy #IndiaUSFriendship,” the Indian Army tweeted on November 19.

The earlier version of the train was performed at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska, the US in October 2021, officers mentioned.

The Ministry of Defence right here on November 15 had mentioned that US Army troopers of 2nd Brigade of the eleventh Airborne Division and Indian Army troopers from the Assam Regiment shall be taking part within the train.

The joint train can even concentrate on humanitarian help and catastrophe reduction (HADR) operations.

Troops from each nations will follow launching swift and coordinated reduction efforts within the wake of any pure calamity, the ministry mentioned.

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The train between the armies of India and the US will facilitate each armies to share their large experiences, expertise and improve their strategies by means of info change.

In August, the Chinese army expressed related concern over the India-US army workout routines.

Since the June 2020 Galwan Valley conflict between Chinese and Indian armies, bilateral ties between the 2 nations have taken a extreme hit.

India has persistently maintained that peace and tranquility alongside the LAC are vital to the general growth of bilateral relations with China.

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Dec 1, 2022