NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi bluntly told the visiting president of China, Xi Jinping, to Beijing's intransigence on the border could affect bilateral relations.
"Yeh Chhoti Chhoti ghatnayen ordered did order sambandhon ko kar deti hain prabhavit. Agar daant ka dard ho kaam to nahin Saara sharir karta hai. (Even those small incidents can affect relationships as well as a bit of toothache can paralyze the entire body), "Modi said the Chinese leader on Thursday. The warning came after the Chinese do not pull back troops in Chumar sector east of Ladakh, even 24 hours after Xi saying that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) had asked to retire.
Sources said Xi Modi on Wednesday said in Ahmedabad that the PLA troops who had advanced in the Chumar sector, which provoked the confrontation, had been asked to retire to their original position. Xi made the statement after raid Modi addressed the issue with him.
Other members of the Chinese delegation also told their Indian counterparts in New Delhi on Thursday it had asked the Chinese soldiers who return even as ignorance about provocation declared.
Of course, the Indian side, knowing that the PLA does not enjoy the autonomy that Chinese visitors tried to give in this case, the alibi was treated as a feint and was not taken by her.
As the military standoff continued on Friday, it was clear that the visit of the Chinese president, who held the promise of improving ties, may have actually aggravated the trust deficit due to the incursions of Ladakh, the government here is pretty insurance, are scheduled to coincide with the commitment.
Even the political and diplomatic interventions as agitated are underway to reduce tensions after the summit Modi-Xi, defense sources said there was "no change in the ground situation" until Friday night at Chumar, where about 1,000 soldiers from each side are holding five fifty-five "tactical positions" spread along a 2.5 km against freezing temperatures at an altitude of about 14,500feet.
"The PLA troops have weaker tactical positions that are difficult to sustain in the industry. Dismissed after posturing for another day or two to save face. If they do, we also dissipate our troops in the field to restore status quo ante. Till then, our soldiers will stand firm, "said a source.
The confrontation had taken on Sept. 10 after Indian soldiers had prevented PLA troops equipped with cranes, excavators and other construction of a road to Chepzi in LAC in Chumar sector.
