India's role as China's long term counterweight in the Indo Pacific is crucial to the United States, which is currently preoccupied with its own internal changes and international obligations. The containment approach Washington has painstakingly developed over the past ten years would be undermined by a détente between Beijing and New Delhi.
The former army chief also expressed his trust in the authorities taking measures to control the situation in Manipur as he urged people not to "second guess them."
During talk show Rehman Malik alleged India is funding the TTP in Pakistan and Danish Siddiqui was killed because he was there to expose the 'link' between India and Taliban.
In a recent interview, Indian Army chief General MM Naravane said that the Army will take appropriate actions to take back the PoK if the Parliament issues instructions.