Indian Army Chief General M.M. Naravane suspects that the objection expressed by the Nepalese government to India’s construction of a strategic link road in Uttarakhand on the border with China could have been done at the “behest of someone else”. The Army chief’s comment was aimed at China, which has been provoking Kathmandu to raise the issue with India
In a carefully worded statement (without naming China), the Indian Army chief said, “I do not see any contradiction at all. The Nepal ambassador has said area east of the river (Kalapani) is theirs. And the road is west of it. So I don’t know what they (Nepalese government) are agitating about.” Read More…
