India will suffer worse losses than 1962 if it incites border clash
2017-07-05 06:50:28 source:Global Times
July 4, 2017
The face-off between Chinese and Indian troops in the Sikkim section of
the Sino-Indian border seems to be escalating. The Indian military was
quoted by Indian media as saying that more troops have been deployed
there in a non-combative mode. Indian Defense Minister Arun Jaitley
claimed that the India of 2017 is different from the India of 1962.
Chief of Staff of the Indian Army, General Bipin Rawat, even said they
are fully ready for a two-and-a-half front war - referring to China,
Pakistan and internal security requirements.
Indian troops have
trespassed over the China-Sikkim border, which is viewed as having
already been demarcated, and is not a line of actual control. The Indian
side has changed arguments several times, first claiming that "China
intruded onto Indian territory," but later saying "there was no
incursion into our territory," followed by the new excuse that India is
helping Bhutan safeguard its territory. India is acting shamelessly
before the international community.
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