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Army Chief Naravane takes stock of preparedness along LAC, says situation tense with China

Army Chief General MM Naravane added that India has been continuously engaging with China both at the military and diplomatic level.

Indian troops are using ‘new rules of engagement’ along LAC to counter Chinese aggression

Specialised elements of Indian Army carried out 'tactical signalling' to dissuade China's People's Liberation Army from coming closer.

Indian Army’s new moves in Ladakh hope to push China to negotiate and step back

While China has sought a meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who is in Russia now, Jaishankar is expected to meet Wang Yi at SCO meet in Moscow next week.

Don’t try any misadventure amid India’s tensions with China, CDS Rawat warns Pakistan

Gen. Rawat also backs the ‘Quad’, a grouping China has opposed, as a good mechanism to ensure freedom of navigation in Indo-Pacific.

Army now holding 30 dominating heights, earlier unoccupied, on southern bank of Pangong Tso

The heights include Rezang La and Reqin La, a series dominating Spanggur Gap covering Patrol Points 27 to 31, among others.

Indian Army ‘redeploys’ troops, reaches heights facing Finger 4 in Pangong Tso

The move by India, both in Southern and Northern banks of the Pangong Lake, comes after talks with China reached a stalemate with PLA refusing to budge from its positions.

China is set to join US & Russia as top nuclear weapons power, Pentagon warns

China’s progress in upgrading its strategic bombers to carry nuclear payloads puts it on the cusp of achieving a 'triad' of delivery systems.

China took provocative action 31 August as talks were on, says India

Indian troops Monday occupied select sensitive heights around Chushul in strength so as to deny Chinese any mobility corridors in the sector. 

Govt reviews security situation in Ladakh as India dominates southern bank of Pangong Tso

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will leave for Russia Wednesday for the SCO meet. His Chinese counterpart will also attend, but no bilateral meet is scheduled.

Situation in eastern Ladakh still ‘sensitive’. China, India deploy tanks, additional troops

Sources described Indian move as 'tit-for-tat' action to dominate the entire southern bank of the Pangong Tso just as the Chinese troops have done on the northern banks.

On Camera

Modi’s speech rightly questions politics of appeasement. Wrongly targets all Muslims

The PM did make a valid point when he criticised the Congress for categorising the entire Muslim community in Karnataka under the Other Backward Classes. It is pure appeasement of Ashraaf Muslims and discriminates against Pasmandas.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.