Each time an Indian minister visits Arunachal Pradesh, the tinpot Communists in Beijing's Zhongnanhai get worked up and mutter threats.
We haven't heard from the Chinese about Defence Minister Rajnath Singh performing Shastra Puja with the troops at the Tawang War Memorial during his visit to forward posts in Arunachal on the occasion of Dussehra -- the Chinese foreign ministry is probably still absorbing the shock of their own defence minister Li Shangfu being sacked on Tuesday.
Glimpses from the raksha mantri's Shastra Puja:
IMAGE: Rajnath Singh performs Shastra Puja with General Manoj C Pande, the chief of the army staff, by his side, here and below. All photographs: ANI Photo
IMAGE: Rajnath Singh, flanked by General Pande, right, and Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita, the Eastern Army commander, left, at the Tawang War Memorial.
IMAGE: The defence minister pays homage to the Bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice in the 1962 War.
IMAGE: Rajnath Singh addresses the troops after performing Shastra Puja.
IMAGE: The raksha mantri poses for a group picture with the troops.
Photographs curated by Anant Salvi/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com
