CDS General Rawat: Military options on table if talks with China fail

A military option to deal with transgressions by the Chinese Army in Ladakh is on the table, India’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has said, while adding that it will be exercised only if talks between the two armies and the diplomatic option fail.

CDS General Bipin Rawat told India Today that transgressions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) occur due to differing perceptions about its alignment.

“The military option to deal with the transgressions by the Chinese is still on but will be considered only if the talks at the diplomatic and military level fail,” CDS General Bipin Rawat said. The CDS, however, declined to discuss military options.