NEW DELHI, May 31 — India will not let its “pride be hurt” in its latest border flareups with China but is determined to settle the dispute through talks between the giant neighbours, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said. Singh also said in a television interview late yesterday that India...
Sunday, 31 May 2020 01:19 PM MYT
Singh also said in a television interview late yesterday that India has turned down an offer to mediate made by US President Donald Trump. The latest tensions blew up on May 9 when dozens of Chinese and Indian soldiers were injured in fistfights and stone-throwing in Sikkim state. Many of the Indian soldiers are still in hospital.
He referred to a similar 2017 showdown on the Doklam Plateau which he said was “very tense” but “we did not step back”.
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