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Indian opposition presses Narendra Modi on China border clashes

Nationalist leader struggles to deter more powerful neighbour from challenging status quo in Himalayas

Narendra Modi is under growing pressure over a high-altitude scuffle between Indian and Chinese troops in the Himalayas, as opposition parties demand to know how the prime minister plans to deter Beijing from further border confrontations.

Sonia Gandhi, the matriarch of the family that dominates the opposition Congress party, protested on Wednesday with other opposition figures outside parliament, demanding a discussion about the border clash on December 9 at Tawang in India’s north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. China claims the region as part of Tibet, but the area had been calm since a military stand-off in 1987.

“What is the government’s policy to deter China from future incursions?” Gandhi asked.

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