The corps, which takes care of the northern part of the LoC with Pakistan besides the LAC, has also sought for Israeli Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missiles & long-range surveillance cameras.
A study of the 101 items put in the negative list shows that over one-fourth are already manufactured in India and have not been imported for a long time.
The fresh round of dialogue comes as India and China have hit a stalemate in military talks with regard to disengagement at multiple flashpoints in Ladakh.
The situation in Depsang is similar to the one that prevailed at the northern bank of the Pangong Tso, another sticking point in talks, before the intrusion this year.
Forces under eastern command, which oversees LAC in northeast, have been put on ‘Border Management Posture’, part of the escalation matrix factored in by Army.
MoD wrote to Censor Board last month emphasising that web series based on military subjects also require a no-objection certification, just like movies & TV serials do.
In the official document, now taken down from its website, defence ministry also said Chinese aggression increasing along LAC and 'more particularly' in Galwan valley since 5 May.
India is now looking at acquiring 6 armed drones from the US instead of the planned mix of 30 armed and non-armed drones. It is also in talks with Israel.
Mosques in Rahul Gandhi's Wayanad constituency have designated sections for women to pray, a contrast to North Indian mosques where women are typically not allowed inside.
Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
China cannot beat India by sharpness of mind or valor. Our soldiers are fully capable on those two accounts. It can only defeat us BY QUANTITY – – overwhelming quantity of equipment and manpower. We should try to annul that by QUALITY of our equipment (and at least a reasonable “quantity” of it. If Narendra Modi thinks 36 Rafales = 126 Rafales, then I can only say that if another leader had said it, he would have immediately be branded DESHDROHI. Modi has actually put India in a very precarious position. We can only pray to God that we are not “tested” at this juncture. Otherwise a far more embarrassing result than 1962 awaits us)
China cannot beat India by sharpness of mind or valor. Our soldiers are fully capable on those two accounts. It can only defeat us BY QUANTITY – – overwhelming quantity of equipment and manpower. We should try to annul that by QUALITY of our equipment (and at least a reasonable “quantity” of it. If Narendra Modi thinks 36 Rafales = 126 Rafales, then I can only say that if another leader had said it, he would have immediately be branded DESHDROHI. Modi has actually put India in a very precarious position. We can only pray to God that we are not “tested” at this juncture. Otherwise a far more embarrassing result than 1962 awaits us)
There should not any public discussions but just information.Armed forces to decide what they want and joint chief’s to decide with over sight by PMO.