His comments came after weeks of saber-rattling in New Delhi and Beijing, as officials from both sides talk up a potential clash even bloodier than their 1962 war that left thousands dead. China also complained bitterly when Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who lives in exile in India, visited Arunachal Pradesh in April, something India said amounted to interference in its internal affairs. The latest dispute flared up in June after Chinese teams began building a road on territory also claimed by Bhutan. Meanwhile, the more mainstream China Daily suggested that some in the Indian military were seeking payback for the 1962 war. “Perhaps its defeat in that war was too humiliating for some in the Indian military and that is why they are talking belligerently this time,” it said.

Source: Washington Post July 05, 2017 09:11 UTC