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Military option to deal with China still on if diplomacy fails: Gen Rawat

Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops are sitting at various disputed and friction points along the Line of Actual Control

General Bipin Rawat
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IANS New Delhi
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said on Monday that if diplomatic talks with China over the border issue fail, then military options are on the table.

"The military option to deal with the transgressions by the Chinese is still on but will be considered only if the talks at the diplomatic and military level fail," said General Bipin Rawat.

He however, refused to share what military options India is looking upon.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops are sitting at various disputed and friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). 
Apart from that they have been

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