General Rawat warns Pakistan says India's armed forces are capable of handling Chinese actions

General Rawat warns Pakistan says India’s armed forces are capable of handling Chinese actions

By Nivedya P T On September 3, 2020 23:24 IST

Speaking in an interactive session at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum held online, General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff said that India’s armed forces are capable of handling aggressive Chinese actions in “best suitable ways”. “Of late, India has been seeing some aggressive actions by China but we are capable of handling these in the best suitable ways,” Gen Rawat said. At a time when tension between the two countries have reached its peak with China’s attempts recently to transgress the Line of Actual Control and change the status quo in certain areas in eastern Ladakh, his remarks have asserted that the Indian armed forces are ready to deal with them.”If not backed by credible military power and regional influence, would imply acknowledging China’s preeminence in the region. he said”.He indicated that India is facing complex threats along northern and western fronts from nuclear to subconventional and that the armed forces will have to be prepared all the time to face the crisis for the present and future.

The General also spoke about how Pakistan has also entered in a proxy waragainst Indian and added in a warning to Pakistan that the country will suffer “heavy losses” if it attempts any misadventure against India taking advantage of the border row with China.

He touched upon other issues including India’s vision for the Indo-Pacific region, importance of defence and security ties with the US and the government’s focus on self-reliance in defence manufacturing.