CHINA-INDIA: GLOBAL TIMES PUBLISHES NASTY ARTICLE CRITICISING INDIA AT A TIME INDIA IS GRIEVING TRAGIC DEATH OF GENERAL RAWAT
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Pointing to an article by Brahma Chellaney, the Global Times (December 9) published an article on Indian CDS General Rawat's tragic death and castigated Indian military competence. It said " one thing is clear: The capability of India's military equipment is not as impressive as the country has been boasting. India' defense manufacturing sector has very limited capability. It can make components of arms and some weapons at home, but most of its military equipment is imported and assembled in India. Its locally produced weapons are mostly modeled on arms from other countries. That being said, there are often hidden dangers when the arms come into actual use. Some military equipment is quite old and outdated but still in service. These show that India's overall military capacity is worrisome, Song Zhongping, a Chinese military expert, told the Global Times."
(Comment: This is a particularly nasty article.)
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