IAF chief says, Air force on a 'strong wicket' opposite China

Halwara, Mar 22 Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Birender Singh Dhanoa stated on Thursday that the IAF was on a "solid wicket" vis-a-vis China.

The air chief marshal's announcement comes days after Indian Army chief voiced worries about China's military development in the Doklam district, where the troops of the two countries were occupied with a remain off for more than two months a year ago.

"The air force is on a strong wicket against China. Whatever requirements are there from the monetary allowance, have been sent to the administration," Dhanoa said while tending to a question and answer session here.

As of late, Chinese President Xi Jinping, while at the same time tending to the thirteenth National People's Congress, had said that China would not surrender a "solitary inch of land".

He also heaped praises on the Chinese military forces, saying that they were the 'stepping stones' in building a strong China.