India, China have been locked in a face-off in the Doklam area for the last 50 days after Indian troops stopped the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) from building a road in the area. Photo: AFPWashington: India is “behaving like a mature power” in the Doklam standoff in the Sikkim section and making China look like an adolescent throwing a tamper tantrum, a top American defence expert has said. “It is behaving as the mature power and making China look like the adolescent throwing a temper tantrum,” Holmes said. Holmes further added that it was “weird” that China wanted to keep alive a boundary dispute with its most formidable neighbour. If the dispute escalates, chances are Washington will come out in support of New Delhi,” Holmes said.

Source: Mint August 12, 2017 08:37 UTC