Lt Gen Rahul R Singh warns of growing China-Pakistan nexus as 81% of Islamabad’s weapons now Chinese; calls Pak territory a ‘live lab’ for Chinese arms.
Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Rahul R Singh speaking at an event. (Photo courtesy: Indian Express)
In a stark warning following high-stakes Operation Sindoor, India’s Deputy Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Rahul R Singh, has flagged China’s increasing military footprint in Pakistan, stating that “one border, two adversaries” is now a lived operational reality for India.
Speaking in a video message released by news agency PTI, Singh revealed that a staggering 81% of Pakistan’s military hardware in the last five years has been sourced from China. He described the deepening defense collaboration as unsurprising but strategically alarming.
“Pakistan was just the front face. China provided all possible support — and that’s no surprise,” Singh said, referring to insights drawn from Operation Sindoor. “It’s become a live lab for Chinese weapon systems — tested against various adversarial platforms. That’s a significant lesson for us.”
The comments come in the wake of the most intense military flare-up between India and Pakistan since the 1971 war. Between May 7 and 10, Indian forces carried out precision strikes under Operation Sindoor, targeting and destroying nine terror camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Pakistani territory, according to official briefings. The strikes were conducted in retaliation for the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, south Kashmir, which killed 26 civilians.
Executed in the early hours between 1.05 am and 1.30 am, the Indian government said the operation was designed “to deliver justice to the victims of the terror attack and their families.”
Lt Gen Singh’s remarks underscore the evolving complexities along India’s western border, where China’s covert support for Pakistan is no longer limited to diplomacy, but has entered a dangerous military dimension. The convergence, he hinted, has implications beyond regional skirmishes — signaling a broader strategic challenge for India’s security calculus.
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