{"id":68839,"date":"2024-03-08T12:14:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T12:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/china-says-more-indian-troops-at-himalayan-border-wont-ease-tensions\/"},"modified":"2024-03-08T12:14:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T12:14:04","slug":"china-says-more-indian-troops-at-himalayan-border-wont-ease-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/china-says-more-indian-troops-at-himalayan-border-wont-ease-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"China says more Indian troops at Himalayan border won\u2019t ease tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>China believes that India\u2019s move to add more troops at their disputed border is \u201cnot conducive to easing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1803422\">tensions<\/a>\u201d, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>India has freed up a contingent of 10,000 soldiers, previously deployed at its western border, to strengthen its disputed border with China, according to <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-03-07\/india-frees-10-000-more-soldiers-to-guard-border-with-china\">several<\/a> media <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/why-india-is-sending-more-troops-to-china-border\/articleshow\/108316324.cms\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The two countries have previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1579180\">agreed to maintain dialogue<\/a> through military and diplomatic channels, and recently held a constructive meeting on resolving border issues in the western section of the China-India border.<\/p>\n<p>India has deployed 10,000 soldiers from its western border to guard its 532 kilometre-border with China in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, bordering the Himalayas, according to Indian media.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1563923\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cChina is committed to working with India to safeguard the peace and stability of the border areas,\u201d Mao Ning, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry, said. \u201cWe believe that India\u2019s practice is not conducive to safeguarding peace and is not conducive to easing tensions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mao added that \u201cIndia\u2019s increase in military deployments in border areas does not help to calm the situation in the border areas or to safeguard peace and safety in these areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>India and China share a 3,800-km frontier, much of it poorly demarcated. At least 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese troops were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1563892\">killed in clashes<\/a> in the area in mid-2020.<\/p>\n<p>Both militaries have fortified positions and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1728502\">deployed troops<\/a> and equipment there in the last few years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China believes that India\u2019s move to add more troops at their disputed border is \u201cnot conducive to easing tensions\u201d, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. India has freed up a contingent of 10,000 soldiers, previously deployed at its western border, to strengthen its disputed border with China, according to several media reports. 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