Border Clashes Fueling Larger Conflict Can't Be Discounted: General Rawat

Friday, 6 November 2020Newsdesk

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat warned today that a "larger conflict" with China cannot be ruled out amid border confrontations and unprovoked military actions. General Rawat also said China and Pakistan acting in collusion meant an omnipresent danger of regional instability with potential for escalation.

New Delhi, 06 November 2020

As per news report of NDTV, referring to China's ambitions as an aggressive pursuit of hegemonic interests, General Rawat said the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de facto border between the two countries, remained tense amid transgressions and belligerent action by the Chinese. While the General indicated that a full scale conflict with China is low on probability, he cautioned: "In the overall security calculus, border confrontation, transgressions and unprovoked tactical military actions spiralling into a larger conflict cannot be discounted."

Source -NDTV