Why India hesitated to develop its Chinese borders?
By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 15 September 2011, 22:20 IST   |    18 Comments
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Why did not India develop its Chinese borders? (Amusing Reasons)
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Amusing as it may seem, Indian government, including the Army and the bureaucracy, were reluctant to the idea of developing infrastructure along Chinese borders for two reasons. Firstly, an improved infrastructure will be taken advantage of by Chinese troops and secondly, because having infrastructure in border areas also meant they have to defend the infrastructure. This cowardly perception is, however, gradually changing today.