China claimed its troops can reach New Delhi in 48 hours and everyone cracked the same joke

Funny. But not actually.
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Sohini Mitter
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Over the weekend, Indian Twitter found amusement in the not-so-amusing.

After China TV reported that Chinese troops would take only 48 hours to reach New Delhi in case of a war, Indians got chatty — and catty — about it.

It all began when The International Spectator picked up the news.

And Indians spoke of the roadblocks, literally, en route to Delhi.

Some were funny anyway.

And the rest were concerned. Rightly so.

And "realistic" we have to be. No one wants a war right?

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Sohini Mitter

India staff at Mashable. Formerly with Forbes India magazine and The Financial Express newspaper.

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