AK Antony pays tribute to martyrs of 1962 Indo-China War, marking its 50th anniversary

Defence Minister AK Antony today paid tribute to the martyrs at the Amar Jawan Jyoti memorial at India Gate in New Delhi, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. Antony along with the three chiefs of the armed forces and martial of the Air Force, Arjan Singh, laid wreath at the memorial and stressed on the need to strengthen the armed forces to protect Indian borders. Antony added that he is confident that the armed forces will be able to protect borders in wake of any threat. China defeated India in a 1962 war over Arunachal and says most of India's Arunachal Pradesh state is part of Tibet. For its part, India claims China's isolated Aksai Chin plateau near Kashmir as its own.