IndiaTheNews Exclusive: What threat will China pose to India in the future if it is rapidly increasing its power in space?

This week in IndiaTheNews News Network’s special program Shaurya Path, we wanted to know from Brigadier DS Tripathi (Retd) that it was believed that the President of China and Russia and the Prime Minister of Pakistan would come to India for the SCO summit, but possibly the tension in the relationship Due to this the meeting will now be online. Meanwhile, the CDS has said that the continuous deployment of the PLA along the northern border remains a challenge. How do you see it? Another question related to China is that China has successfully launched a new manned spacecraft and sent a common citizen there for the first time, as well as China has said that it will send astronauts to the moon by 2030. How big a threat is China’s growing power in space to us?

In response, he said that India’s relations with both China and Pakistan are strained and despite recent bilateral meetings with China, the two countries are at loggerheads on several issues. Apart from this, the way India reacted strongly by rejecting the objections expressed by China and Pakistan on India’s holding of G-20 meetings in Arunachal Pradesh and Kashmir, the tension in relations has also increased. Not only this, during the meeting of SCO Foreign Ministers, the way the Foreign Minister of Pakistan was called by the Indian Foreign Minister S.K. Jaishankar had told very clearly that Pakistan is very upset about that too. Apart from this, Russian President Vladimir Putin probably also wanted to avoid an immediate visit to India, considering the new twists in the war against Ukraine. In view of this, clouds of doubt started appearing about the participation of many big leaders in the SCO summit and finally the apprehensions have come true as India is now going to host the annual summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) digitally on July 4. will host.

Brigadier DS Tripathi (retd) said that on the other hand, talking about the latest news related to the relations between the two countries, let us tell you that India and China have held direct diplomatic talks and during this the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh But the proposal to withdraw troops from other points of standoff was discussed in a ‘frank and open’ manner. In this regard, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has said that the restoration of peace and harmony will help create a favorable situation for bilateral relations and for this purpose both sides have agreed to hold the next round of military talks at the earliest. The meeting took place under the Working Mechanism Framework for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on India-China Border Affairs. The Ministry of External Affairs has said that both sides reviewed the situation along the LAC in the western sector of the India-China border and discussed candidly and openly the proposal for disengagement from the rest of the sectors.

Brigadier DS Tripathi (retd) said that as far as China’s success in space is concerned, there is no doubt that it is continuously moving forward. China successfully launched the Shenzhou-16 manned spacecraft and sent three astronauts, including a civilian, for the first time on a mission to its space station. It is being considered as another major step for China’s ambitious space programme. This mission is being operated to replace the crew present in the space station. China has sent a civilian to the space station for the first time, otherwise only military personnel go on such missions. This is the second time that six Chinese astronauts have gathered together in space orbit. Professor Gui Haichao of Beihang University in Beijing is one of three astronauts who are considered ‘payload’ experts. Among the other astronauts is mission commander Jing Haipeng, who created history by becoming the first Chinese astronaut to go into space for a record fourth time. Meanwhile, astronaut flight engineer Zhu Yangzhu is on his first trip to space. Along with this, China has announced plans to send a manned mission to the Moon by 2030 for scientific exploration amid competition in the space sector with Western countries.

The overall goal is to send China’s first manned mission to the Moon by 2030, quoting Lin Shiqiang, deputy director of the ‘China Manned Space Agency’ (CMSA), as quoted by China’s official news agency Xinhua, Brig Shri DS Tripathi (retd) and to conduct lunar scientific exploration and related technical experiments. It is also worth noting that China’s announcement of sending its manned mission to the Moon comes at a time when the US space agency NASA aims to send a second manned mission to the Moon by 2025 to explore the South Pole for frozen water. Is. Looking at China’s moves, India also needs to rapidly advance its space program because future wars will not be fought face to face but in the cyber and space sector.

Brigadier Shri DS Tripathi (Retd) said that as far as CDS General Anil Chauhan’s statement regarding relations with China is concerned, he has rightly said that China’s ‘People’s Liberation Army’ (PLA) is on India’s northern border. Continuous deployment is a ‘challenge’. However, the armed forces are determined to uphold the legitimacy of the country’s claims on the Line of Control (LoC). Addressing the passing out parade of the 144th course of National Defense Academy (NDA), Pune, General Chouhan said that the Armed Forces are determined to play a constructive role in maintaining peace and stability not only in the immediate neighborhood but also in the extended neighbourhood. Are. He said that later in a conversation with reporters, the CDS had said that PLA’s deployment on the northern border is not increasing day by day and the number of its troops is the same as it was in 2020. So there is a challenge and the armed forces are taking all those steps so that no adverse situation arises.

Brig Shri DS Tripathi (Retd) said that CDS has informed that we have been able to get back all the places except Demchok and Depsang. Talks are on. Hopefully the talks will yield results, we are hopeful. General Chauhan has said that the idea behind all this is that we should be able to maintain the validity of the claim line. We should be able to patrol the areas where we actually used to (patrol) before the crisis started in 2020. CDS Chauhan said that the resolution of the border dispute is a different matter, but now is the time to go back to the line of our claim, to establish some kind of status quo. He said that till that situation does not happen, there is a need to keep a constant watch on the border, while also ensuring that while doing so, we do not create any unnecessary danger on the border.

Brigadier Shri DS Tripathi (Retd) said that apart from this, the challenges before the forces at this time should also be taken into account in the statement of CDS Chauhan in which he has said that we are living in a time when global security is at its peak. is not in the best shape and there is uncertainty in the international geopolitical system. There is a war going on in Europe, there is continuous PLA deployment on our northern border, there is political and economic turmoil in our neighboring countries. All of them present different challenges for the Indian Army.