India loss access to 26 of 65 patrol points – salami slicing

Subject : International Relations

Section : neighboring countries

Concept :

India has lost its presence in 26 of the 65 Patrolling Points (PP) in Eastern Ladakh, which were patrolled regularly by the Indian Security Forces, due to ‘restrictive or no patrolling’ by the forces, according to a research paper by a senior police officer.
Due to ‘restrictive or no patrolling’ by the Indian forces, China forces us to accept the fact that, as such areas have not seen the presence of ISFs or civilians since long, the Chinese were present in these areas.
This leads to a shift in the border under the control of ISFs towards the Indian side and a “buffer zone” is created in all such pockets which ultimately leads to the loss of control over these areas by India.
This tactic of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to grab land inch-by-inch is known as “Salami slicing”.

Salami Slicing Tactics:

Salami slicing is described as a strategy that involves the divide and conquer process of threats and alliances to overcome opposition and acquire new territories.
The term was coined by Stalinist dictator MátyásRákosi during the 1940s.
He used the term to justify the actions of the Hungarian Communist Party to grab complete power in Hungary.