‘Flowering relations’ between India and China in the early 1950s were based on peaceful co‐existence. But these withered and faded in an atmosphere of mutual hostility following the 1962 war between the two countries. The border clashes between the two countries have took a sour turn. The tension between India and China has been very unstable since past double score decades. Although, both the countries are very much dependent on each other for trade purposes. Most of India’s imports from China are manufactured items such as electronics and electrical equipment, alongside organic chemicals. Sources explained that China also has notable portfolio investments in India’s technology sector, with top start-ups like Paytm, Ola, Swiggy and Zomato all backed by Chinese investors.
After a deadlock of long nine months, between the Indian and Chinese militaries, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced a mutual disengagement between both the troops in the Pangong Tso Lake area in Ladakh on February 11. It mandates both sides to cease forward deployment of troops in a “phased, coordinated and verifiable” manner. Amidst all this, a one-minute video is viral on social media with the claim that it shows the Indian Army removing the Chinese bunkers from the banks of Pangong Tso Lake. In the video, two JCBs can be seen picking concrete debris, while some men in uniform, some in orange jackets and helmets monitor the operation.
The caption in Hindi to one such video when translated reads as “We can do whatever we want. We can make do aur do paanch. After the escape of 150 Chinese tanks and about 5,000 Chinese soldiers from Pangong Lake Indian army demolished all Chinese bunkers using JCB.” Meanwhile, after a thorough research Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found out that the video is false as, this video is from a search and rescue operation at Raini village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district. Chamoli witnessed massive flash floods triggered due to glacier burst on February 7, 2021. Flash floods triggered by a glacier blast was reported in Chamoli in Uttarakhand on February 7. Two power projects were extensively damaged with scores of labourers trapped in tunnels. According to the latest sources, rescuers have so far recovered 61 bodies and 28 body part from Chamoli. Hence, the video going viral about the Indo-China tension is completely false.
