It is the kind of statement unexpected just prior to the arrival of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao in India on Saturday. Addressing India’s top army brass, Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday that India must keep an eye on China’s modernization of its armed forces. Mukherjee’s assertions are a clear reflection of the kind of geopolitical turns that politics of the Asian region may take in the near future, with the US egging on India to rein in the growing influence of China. Full Story