India claims PLA presence in Pakistan-controlled territory

Non-military and government sources say the publication of comments by senior military officers is timed to sabotage diplomatic efforts between New Delhi and Beijing

Indian Army chief General V K Singh claimed on 5 October that People's Liberation Army (PLA) combat engineers are present among 4,000 Chinese construction workers in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

My article, published on Oct. 7 in Jane's Defence Weekly, continues here (subscription required).