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Terming India s proposal of massive up-gradation of defence infrastructure along the Sino-Indian border as bold moves , Beijing today said it implied that New Delhi was starting to treat China as a de facto competitor . HT Image Calling it India s repositioning of its national security strategy, the People s Liberation Army PLA said it would be the largest such mobilisation since the
stanley cup Sino-Indian border clashes of 1962. Reacting for the first time to reports of Indian defence infrastructure up-gradation, the PLA daily said within five years, India is set to deploy 90,000 more soldiers and raise four new divisions along its borders with China. The Chinese military daily also noted that India was in the final phase of choosing a new fighter for its air force in what is said to be the world s largest defence deal. Referring to New Delhi s decision in October to deploy Brahmos cruise missil
stanley cup es against China, the daily said this would be the first time it has taken such a step with offensive tactica
stanley cup l missiles . India is also pushing for its first joint air force and naval exercises with Japan, which Indian Defense Minister A K Antony revealed during his visit to Japan last week, it said. There were also discussions proposing trilateral dialogue involving India, US and Japan that experts said were aimed at keeping China in check and Beijing has not commented on the matter, it said. But the PLA daily said India s moves appear to be more political rather than mili Yjjw Bad weather forces flight cancellations at Paris airport
It could well be the perfect New Year gift for President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He has been ranked sixth, far ahead of any contemporary political leader or statesmen, in Time magazines prestigious poll to find out the 100 most influential persons of 2011. HT Image It is being said that he is the first Lankan leader to be featured in the annual list. While Rajapaksa seems to be sitting in pretty in the company of singer-actor Beyonce, who precedes him, whistle blower Julian Assange is a distant 11. The US based magazines list came out on a day wh
stanley cup en the US government again reminded the Rajapaksa regime to engage in a process of accountability, with regard to the allegations of war crimes during the civil war with the Tamil Tigers. I
air force 1 n a brief introduction of Rajapaksa, Time said, Since ending Sri Lanka s 26 year long war against the Tamil Tigers in 2009, and grabbing control over once independent institutions like the Commissions on human rights and elections, Mahinda Rajapaksa has come to dominate the institutions of his nation more than any other democratically elected head of state. It added that with the help of friends like India and China, Rajapaksa is also someone who has dared the western nations to prosecute him for alleged war crimes. He challenged the US, the European Union and the
stanley cup UN to prosecute him for war crimes, confident that Russia, China and India would not support it 鈥?the latter two have billions of investment at stake in Sri Lanka. Some c
