Calling Doval to be 'one of the main schemers behind the current border standoff', the state-run Global Times said the 'Chinese side will not talk with India on the issue before the Indian troops' unconditional withdrawal from Chinese territory’.

The GT said that ‘the Indian media is pinning high hopes on the trip to settle the ongoing dispute…(but) Beijing is firm that India’s withdrawal from Chinese territory is a precondition and a basis for any meaningful dialogue between the two sides’.

‘India is wrong by brazenly crossing the Sino-Indian border in the Sikkim sector, and must correct its mistakes. China will neither jeer nor express gratitude for India's retreat,’ the editorial said, echoing the words of Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Wu Qian, who, on Monday, had said that ‘India should not leave things to luck and not harbour any unrealistic illusions’.

‘We don't believe India is willing and determined to have an all-out military showdown with China. If it chooses this path, Beijing will fight to the end to safeguard its territory and resist being deterred or hijacked by any force. New Delhi will have to pay a heavy price,’ the editorial said.

Once again invoking the 1962 war, it continued, ‘If Beijing takes countermeasures, New Delhi will be mired in a more passive political and military situation, and face its most serious strategic setback since 1962.’

It concluded by saying that ‘justice is on China's side, and Beijing is righteous and resolute to require New Delhi to unconditionally withdraw its troops’.

Doval is set to travel to Beijing to attend the BRICS NSAs meeting scheduled to be held from July 27-28.

Both Doval and Yang are Special Representatives of the two countries in the boundary talks.