Indian government believes deadly skirmish along LAC was part of a larger plan by China
According to a collection of analysis papers that Indian officials say represent their government's assessment of China's behavior, the Indian government believes a deadly skirmish between its military and Chinese troops in contested part of the Himalayas portends a broader campaign by Beijing to envelop the South Asian power with its military and economic influence.The recent clash in the Galwan River Valley, where both sides had inserted military forces in support of their own territorial claims, represents a nefarious and protracted effort by Beijing, says the document.The Indian government links the latest encounter in Ladakh to what it describes as Beijing's sweeping imperialist designs.Its expansionism "eschews direct military action but resorts to coercive diplomacy by penetrating a...