Indian & Chinese Armies hold ceremonial BPMs on India I-Day while Pakistan Whimpers
The Indian and Chinese armies hold their border personnel meetings at five places on the border—- Daulat Beg Oldie in northern Ladakh, Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh, Chusul in Ladakh, Bum-La near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh and Nathu-La in Sikkim.
These meetings are held as scheduled periodically and on auspicious occasions of each other. It may also be held on demand by either side in an emergency.
OnThursday’s Indo-China BPMs, the Indian delegations were led by Brigadier H S Gill and Col S S Lamba while Senior Col Yin Hong Chen and Lt Col Liming Ju headed the Chinese delegations, said the defence spokesperson. The ceremonial meetings were conducted at the two designated Indian BPM Huts at Daulat Beg Oldie in northern Ladakh and Chushul-Moldo in Ladakah.
Both the armies expressed their mutual resolve to improve the functional-level ties and maintain peace and tranquillity along the border. They resolved to better their ties and uphold bilateral treaties and agreements inked by their governments during the ceremonial Border Personnel Meetings of the Indian and Chinese troops on occasion of 15th August.
The ceremonial BPMs were marked by saluting of the India’s national flag by both the delegation members.
This was followed by the ceremonial address by both delegation leaders which included exchange of greetings and vote of thanks.
In their addresses, they expressed their mutual resolves to improve their functional-level ties and maintain peace and tranquillity along the border.
Both sides also expressed their resolves to uphold the treaties and agreements signed between the governments of the two sides, added the PRO.
The customary addresses by troop commanders of the two sides were followed by a cultural program showcasing vibrant Indian culture and a joint lunch.
Both the delegations interacted in a free, congenial and cordial environment, he said, adding the delegations parted amidst feeling of friendship and commitment towards enhancing the existing cordial relations and maintaining peace along the Line of Control.
The Chinese army personnel held the ceremonial meetings with their Indian counterparts in sharp contrast with the Pakistani troops, which shunned the customary practice of exchanging sweets and greeting with Indian troops at the border and LoC on their mutual auspicious occasions.
Though in contrast, India and Pakistan armies shunned exchanging greetings and sweets on Indian Independence Day too along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir or even on 14th August which is Pakistan’s Independence Day said officials.
Sulking over revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status by India, Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday gave a miss to its customary, independence day practice of exchanging sweets with India’s Border Security Force at Attari-Wagah border. Three days ago on Eid-ul-Adha, they had also declined to accept sweets from the BSF personnel.
Pakistani Rangers traditionally used to offer sweets to their Indian counterpart BSF on August 14, the Pakistan’s Independence day, but they shunned the tradition.
