The Chinese forces had in November 2008 destroyed some makeshift Indian army bunkers there.Defence experts believe China wants to exert its dominance over the Chumbi Valley, which is a part of the southern reaches of Tibet. "Our position to uphold our territorial sovereignty is unwavering. "Such rhetoric is extremely irresponsible. We hope that the particular person in the Indian Army could learn from historical lessons and stop such clamouring for war," he had said.Defence minister Arun Jaitley made New Delhi's stand clear when he said the India of 2017 was different from that of 1962. "If they are trying to remind us, the situation in 1962 was different and the India of 2017 is different," Jaitley had said when asked about China's warning.Of the 3,488-km-long India-China border from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh, a 220-km section falls in Sikkim.

Source: Times of India July 02, 2017 12:00 UTC