New Delhi challenged Washington over diplomatic hypocrisy while countering China’s border aggression. On Friday, the Navy commissioned the tech-heavy INS Samarthak at Karwar. Simultaneously, the Army got 450 cutting-edge Nagastra-1R loitering drones. These moves show India is serious about boosting its military power to protect borders and secure national interests.
New Delhi has officially thrown down the gauntlet, forcing a hyper-sensitive diplomatic showdown with Washington over this exact hypocrisy; For decades, Beijing has weaponised cartography, sneaking across borders with maps in one hand and bullying tactics in the other to execute its slow-motion land grab known as 'salami-slicing'; Yesterday on Friday, the Navy successfully commissioned the formidable, tech-heavy INS Samarthak at Karwar, while the Army simultaneously completed its massive induction of 450 cutting-edge Nagastra-1R loitering drones.