No need to worry about China road near Doklam, says Ex-Army chief Gen VK Singh

DEHRADUN: Ex-Army chief and current minister of state for external affairs Gen (retd) VK Singh, who was in Dehradun on Friday to attend a seminar on military history at the Welham Boys' School, said that "there is no reason to worry on China widening road near Doklam."

Singh said, "They can continue with the road work as long as it doesn't come near Indian territory. All countries have the right to undertake construction in their own territory and that is what China is doing now, but in case they try to come into the Indian side, we will stop them. As of now, things are stable between us and China.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already said that the world is big enough for both India and China. We have good trade relations with them and they continue even now."

The minister also denied that there had been any intrusions in Barahoti in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand where there have been reports of Chinese soldiers entering the Indian side.