Frequent transgressions by China sign of its increasing assertiveness: Chief of Naval Staff
Sunil Lamba
Sunil Lamba was pointing to the frequent instances of transgression by China's People's Liberation Army across the Line of Actual Control and the recent stand-off at Doklam
India's Chief of naval staff Sunil Lamba said today that the frequent instances of transgression by China's People's Liberation Army across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and the recent stand-off at Doklam were an indication of
China's increasing assertiveness as it "as it makes rapid progress economically and militarily".
The Chief of naval staff added that the recent transgressions by China had also underscored the vulnerability of the Siliguri corridor.
"Frequent instance of transgression by PLA across LAC and recent standoff at Doklam are indication of increasing assertiveness of China, as it makes rapid progress economically and militarily. Recent developments have also
underscored vulnerability of Siliguri Corridor," Sunil Lamba told ANI.
The LAC is the border that separates India from China in Arunachal Pradesh.
Chinese and Indian troops were locked in the border standoff in the disputed Doklam region near Sikkim from June 16 to August 28 when Indian soldiers stopped Chinese personnel from constructing a key road near the strategic Siliguri Corridor also known as the "chicken's neck.
The road was being built by China in an area also claimed by Bhutan.
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The Siliguri Corridor is a narrow stretch of land in West Bengal, that connects the northeastern states to the rest of India.
West Bengal's city of Siliguri is a major settlement in this area.