Tension along the Line of Control (LoC) had increased between the two countries after the killing of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops on January 8 in J-K's Mendhar sector. One of them Lance Naik Hemraj was beheaded.
On reports that China was building three dams on the Brahmaputra river, Antony said, "We have not yet received the factual position. So, my reaction at the time would be
premature. We will wait for the details and then the government will take a considered view."
