Centre warns China; 'None can stare back at Modi's New India,' says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Pras on Wednesday, categorically stated that ' one can dare to stare back Narendra Modi's new India', reby issuing a stern response to China amid an ongoing border faceoff.

Also responding to a reference to Nepal's recent act of including Indian territories in its map alongside blaming India for spre of COVID, and China's standoff with Indian Armed Forces at LAC at Lakh, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Pras strongly reiterated that neighbour would dare stray into Indian territory while PM Modi was at helm of affairs in country. 

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Former COAS and current Union Minister Gen VK Singh also simultaneously slammed China for standoff at Line of Actual Control (LAC) and said that frustration stemming from fact that whole world blaming China for COVID crisis led m to commit such an act. 

"Sometimes China infiltrates and says that land is irs. China is stuck in a situation due to Corona. world is slamming m. So y want to divert everyone's attention and hence y are doing this drama. China is frustrated because world slamming m. This is t 1962, it is 2020 and scenario is totally different w. We kw how to handle everything. Indian Army is capable of everything", said Gen. VK Singh, talking to Republic TV.      

Both statements come at a time when a high-level meeting is ongoing between military structures on both sides, with Army chief General Naravane leing India's representation.

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India and China faceoff along LAC

Chinese military helicopters were spotted close to border between India and China in eastern Lakh after a clash between soldiers from both sides took place on two occasions. reafter, a fleet of Su-30 fighters of Indian Air Force carried out sorties in area. According to reports, Indian and Chinese Army personnel clashed along rrn bank of Pangong Lake in Lakh on May 5. 4 days later, a face-off between two sides was witnessed near Naku La Pass in Sikkim. 

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Nepal PM blames India for spre of COVID

Amid tensions mounting with China along LAC, and controversy over Nepal's new political map, Prime Minister KP Oli blamed India for spre of vel Coronavirus in his country. This comes immediately after he defended Nepal's new political map that includes part of India as its territory. He claimed that virus from India is more 'lethal' than that from China; and this even though just days earlier, 123 countries h overwhelmed China's clout and forced WHO to agree to a comprehensive evaluation to origins of COVID-19 virus.

In a speech in parliament, Oli said: "Those who are coming from India through illegal channels are spreing virus in country and some local representatives and party leers are responsible for bringing in people from India without proper testing. It has become very difficult to contain COVID-19 due to flow of people from outside. Indian virus looks more lethal than Chinese and Italian w. More are getting infected." Oli's statements, however, appear to be driven as much by his own internal political compulsions as any of causes stated.

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