China putting military pressure on India, says US defence secretary amid LAC row

United States Defence Secretary Mark Esper has said that China has been putting “military pressure” on India, a remark that comes days before his New Delhi visit for the 2+2 India US foreign and defence secretary meet. Speaking at an event, Esper said, “They (Indians) face off every day Chinese aggression in the Himalayas, especially along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). So like so many countries in that region…they all recognise what China is doing, some places it is very overt, in many more cases it is opaque. They are putting political pressure, diplomatic pressure and in some cases…