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Himalayas can't save India from China, need military power: Army Vice-Chief

Said, 'On the North, we have China with a large landmass, huge resources, large standing Army'

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A signboard is seen from the Indian side of the Indo-China border at Bumla, in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Photo: Reuters

ANI New Delhi
Vice-Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Sarath Chand has asserted that China would continue to remain a threat for India in the future.

Addressing a joint seminar of the Army's Master General Ordnance and Confederation of Indian Industry, Lt Gen Chand said, "On the North, we have China which has a large landmass, huge resources and a large standing Army. Despite having the Himalayas between us, China is bound to be a threat for us in the years ahead."

Chand said that a large portion of Chinese defence spending remains undisclosed.

"As the second largest economy in the world it is racing to