A paralyzed and rudderless Indian government initially blacked out reporting on the incursion, lest it come under public pressure to mount a robust response. Its first public statement came only after China issued a bland denial of the intrusion in response to Indian media reports quoting army sources.
中国显然实在试图利用印度的政治乱局改变领土现实。群龙无首、陷入瘫痪的印度政府获知解放军侵入的消息大惊失色，唯恐受到要求采取强硬措施的公众压力。印度媒体引用军方消息源报道了解放军的入侵，中国随后发布了不痛不痒的否认，直到此时，印度政府才第一次发布公开声明。