The recent standoff at the Doklam plateau resulted in China raising the war cry. Its former Consul-General in Mumbai, Liu Youfa, stated that Indian troops could withdraw, be captured or if the dispute escalates even be killed. The Indian Army chief had made a statement that India has the wherewithal to fight a two and a half front war, implying an offensive war with Pakistan, a defensive war with China while controlling the militancy in Kashmir, all simultaneously. This has not been witnessed, hence the rhetoric for war may be a means of applying pressure. When China moved additional troops behind its soldiers deployed in the standoff, India resorted to the same.

Source: The China Post July 24, 2017 22:18 UTC