Opinion | Hurried withdrawal by Chinese in Ladakh: How Modi’s leadership gave a boost to India’s power
India TV NewsOn Tuesday, the world watched images of Chinese PLA troops dismantling their bunkers, structures and tents, breaking roads and destroying the helipad that they had built last year near Pangong Tso in Ladakh. These images signify the success of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s diplomatic and strategic initiatives in forcing a world power like China to withdraw its troops near Line of Actual Control. According to defence sources, between finger 4 and 8, the Chinese army has so far withdrawn 1,000 troops, 150 infantry combat vehicles, 100 tents and 120 Sangars on mountain ridges, and an anti-aircraft regiment. Did anybody imagine till last month that the Chinese would withdraw their troops, break their bunkers and destroy their helipad in the face of India’s combined use of economic, diplomatic and strategic pressures.