Sikkim standoff: Mulayam warns govt against joint attack from Pak, China

Govt sources reject reports of Chinese troop buildup in Tibet

Samajwadi Party leader and former Defence Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday said China, in collaboration with Pakistan, was readying to attack India. He asked the Centre to reverse its stand on recognising Tibet as an autonomous region of China, and support the region's independence.

Yadav, and socialists of his ilk, including former Defence Minister George Fernandes, have maintained that China is India's "enemy number one", and it isn't new for the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister to caution about Beijing. Yadav's comments come in the wake of the ongoing military stand-off between India and China on the Dokalam area.

The Press