Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Bipin Rawat on Thursday refuted all rumours regarding China building its villages on Indian territory and said that there are no transgressions against...Nov. 12—Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Bipin Rawat on Thursday refuted all rumours regarding China building its villages on Indian territory and said that there are no transgressions against the Indian “perception” of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) as of yet. The Defence chief, however, shed some light on the possible purpose with which the Chinese are building villages close to the LAC. Noting that Chinese soldiers are isolated, Rawat said, “He (a Chinese soldier) is living thousands of miles away from the mainland. “They are building this infrastructure, this kind of so-called villages, which are well within their side of the LAC. When asked if he thinks such village development is muscle-flexing on their part, he replied: “Certainly not, I won’t call it muscle-flexing.

Source: Hindustan Times November 12, 2021 19:31 UTC