Rajnath Singh on Sino-Indian border crisis: Prepared for all outcomes

China does not accept 'customary, traditional alignment of the boundary', says Defence Minister in statement to Parliament.

Seeking to portray a strong government in control of a major national security challenge, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh made a statement on Tuesday in Parliament on China’s incursions across the Line of Actual Control (LAC), vowing to react forcefully to any threat to India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

“I want to inform this august House, and through it the entire nation, that we are prepared for all outcomes to ensure that India's sovereignty is maintained,” said Rajnath.

His statement, which traced the history of the boundary dispute from the 1950s to the present, was the government’s response to the opposition