NEW DELHI (The Straits Times/ANN): The Indian government is reported to have amended the rules of engagement for its troops along the disputed border with China in the Himalayan region a week after the most violent clash between the two since they fought a brief border war in 1962.
New Delhi is said to have allowed its soldiers to open fire, if necessary, in extraordinary circumstances.
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