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Jaishankar: “India is the Only Country in the World Today Standing Eye-to-Eye Against China”

by Eric Olander
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar responded to accusations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "fears" China. Image via India TV.

India’s top diplomat, S. Jaishankar, pushed back forcefully against accusations Prime Minister Narendra Modi “fears China” saying New Delhi is the only in the world today country that stands “eye-to-eye against China” with more than 70,000 troops now deployed against the PLA along the two countries’ disputed border.

Jaishankar made the rebuttal during an interview this weekend on the national network India TV, where he said the deployment of so many troops was in response to the PLA’s troop mobilization along the border in the Himalayas:

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