+let loose a barrage of statements +calling Sushma Swaraj a "liar" +TOI pointed out +Chinese official claimed that Bhutan had "accepted" Chinese sovereignty +NEW DELHI: Is China playing out its 'Three Warfares' strategy against India? Indian strategists who are involved with China in the current Doklam crisis believe China has now fully operationalized this concept and is applying it to the Doklam crisis.The provenance of the 'Three Warfares' is not fully established. Comprising public opinion/media warfare, psychological warfare and legal warfare, the Three Warfares have been critical components of China's strategic approach in theand beyond. "Suddenly, pictures of 1962 war were flashed through Chinese media, which remains a sore point in India. So China, the rule-breaker suddenly became China, the rule-defender.Something similar is underway vis-a-vis India now, sources believe.

Source: Times of India August 12, 2017 14:40 UTC