India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launches a cloaked warning to China over territorial tensions as New Delhi receives French fighter jets in military upgrade
An intense nationwide spotlight on the combat jets has been sharpened by a deadly border standoff with China.
The two sides blame each other for the clash in the Ladakh region and have since moved thousands of troops there while pursuing talks that they say aim to ease the tensions. New Delhi has also been eager to update its ageing fighter-jet force amid tensions with nuclear-armed neighbours China and Pakistan.
"It will help India to deal with the heightened nature of the Chinese threat, as it becomes clear that the current territorial stand-off in Ladakh will stretch into the winter months."
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