Red faces over Pranabs China war remark
5th Sep 2005, 13:20 GMT
The role of the private sector in India's Defence preparedness was the seminar topic but at the end of it, there were many red faces all around. Because Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee's description of the 1962 Sino-Indian war as the ''Chinese invasion'' drew a strong reaction from China's Consul General who was present there.
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