India to build 1.4-million-strong military, says Modi amid border dispute with China


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India to build 1.4-million-strong military, says Modi amid border dispute with China By AFP Saturday Aug 15, 2020 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the honour guard during Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort in Delhi on Aug 15, 2020. — Reuters NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a new warning to China over deadly border tensions on Saturday, using his most important speech of the year to promise to build a stronger military. With talks on easing a military build-up in their Himalayan border region at a stalemate, Modi told an Independence Day ceremony that India's...