China biggest security threat: General Bipin Rawat

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, November 12

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat has warned that China has become India’s biggest security threat and said troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) will be there for now.

At an event organised by a media house today, General Rawat said, “India is prepared for any misadventure along the border and in the sea.”

India and China have been locked in a military stand-off in Eastern Ladakh since May 2020 along the LAC, the defacto boundary. Talks between military commanders and at the diplomatic level have not help resolve the matter.

India and China have been adding to infrastructure, troops and military hardware along the LAC. Last month, the 13th round of border talks between Indian and Chinese military commanders ended in a stalemate as they couldn’t agree on the schedule of pulling back the troops from the LAC.

General Rawat mentioned that “lack of trust” and “suspicion” were not helping resolving the border dispute between the two countries.

He expressed concerns about how the Taliban’s rule would impact India’s security, with the increased possibility of terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir getting ammunition support from Afghanistan. — TNS