But neither we nor they fired," said an Indian Army brigadier on condition of anonymity. The Indian Army says it has issued a high alert in the Sikkim sector in view of the 'unusual aggressiveness' of the Chinese. Indian and Chinese officials exchange niceties in better timesThe Chinese said roads in Tibet on way to the lake have been blocked by huge landslides. But he called for Chinese consideration of Indian interests, referring to Beijing's persistent blocking of Indian efforts to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group. The last time Indian and Chinese troops were involved in firing at each other was in 1967, five years after the border war in which India was routed and four years before Bangladesh's liberation war when the Indian Army attacked the Pakistanis despite the Chinese threats.

Source: bd News24 June 26, 2017 15:56 UTC