Will 'back off China' banners really work?

April 23, 2013 11:20

Indian and Chinese troops in a frontier sector in eastern Ladakh have been holding up banners for the past week, each asking the other to pull back from Daulat Beg Oldi, sources in the army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police have confirmed. Defence minister A.K. Antony today said the Centre was taking "every step to protect its interests in Ladakh' after the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) set up a tented camp 2km from an Indian post on April 15. Read the full story here.

The second flag meeting between India and China is expected today. India had asked for a flag meeting earlier, but was turned down.

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