China's growing influence in Indian sub-continent a major security challenge: Arup Raha

New Delhi: Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha has termed China's growing influence in Indian sub-continent as a major security challenge for the country.

He said, "China has increased its economic and military ties with all our neighbours. China's development of roads upto Indian border and increasing economic and military ties with our neighbours are all strategic moves by China to contain India."

China has been trying to make inroads in Burtse area as it will give access to the PLA to monitor the activities of Indian troops based in Old Patol base besides trying to deny an advantage to India to overlook the Karakoram highway linking the territory illegally occupied by China with Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir(PoK).

India and China share over 4,000 km of LAC. China claims approximately 90,000 sq km of territory in Arunachal Pradesh besides 38,000 sq km in Jammu and Kashmir sector.