Indias mountain strike farce
July 31, 2013 16:32
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government has announced the formation of a "mountain strike corps' to defend India's Himalayan border with China.
With its 50,000 troops and action-movie name, the new outfit might seem like the muscular response New Delhi needs to counter this summer's spate of Chinese border incursions.
'But the announcement represents another example of Indian strategic timidity in the face of Chinese aggression. Read
With its 50,000 troops and action-movie name, the new outfit might seem like the muscular response New Delhi needs to counter this summer's spate of Chinese border incursions.
'But the announcement represents another example of Indian strategic timidity in the face of Chinese aggression. Read