Package harks back to '2005 agreement'. MEA does not formally deny the Chinese claims of consensus, but it is learnt that the readout from China was not a joint statement.
In Episode 1570, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, Snehesh Alex Philip & Swasti Rao discuss India’s defence strategy, ties with Russia & need for reforms in the domestic defence industry.
On 4 November, India carried out its first patrol in the Depsang plains, nearly two weeks after it signed a disengagement agreement with China on 22 October.
Pantsir had earlier lost out to South Korea’s Biho system in Indian Army’s previous bid to acquire new air defence guns in 2013. Russia had strongly objected to it being left out.
GE was supposed to start the delivery of Tejas engines in 2023. PM Narendra Modi & Defence Minister Rajnath Singh raised the issue of delay during their recent US visits.
The Corps Commander signed the final agreement on Depsang and Demchok Monday after several days of tactical negotiations with the Chinese, it is learnt.
Speaking at the Chanakya Defence Dialogue in New Delhi, the defence minister says that consensus has been achieved on patrolling and grazing in traditional areas.
Vice Chief of Naval Staff Krishna Swaminathan was speaking at curtain-raiser of summit's 3rd edition, to be held on 28 & 29 October. Summit aims to boost self-reliance in different sectors.
In a country where unemployment is at a historic high, the national anxiety isn’t about jobs — it’s about reach. Aspirations have shifted from employment to engagement, from careers to content.
The Guiding principles agreed to by the two sides were the closest India and China have come to settling the boundary dispute. One clause refers to “ not disturbing settled populations “, which fits Arunachal Pradesh perfectly. The institutional memory of MEA contains a lot that is valuable, since India’s issues with Pakistan, later China, are as old as the Republic itself. Unclear why senior diplomats wish to erase acknowledging good work done in the past by their predecessors.
Why does the writer say that “It was not yet known what the 2005 agreement was all about.” When the MEA website clearly mentions all the 11 articles of the 2005 agreement. India should never be uneasy about this agreement as the prime objective is to resolve he boundary issue. Still India has not made its position clear after the recent talks. It is understandable from GoI, but why did the author say that nobody knows about it.
https://www.mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl/6534/Agreement+between+the+Government+of+the+Republic+of+India+and+the+Government+of+the+Peoples+Republic+of+China+on+the+Political+Parameters+and+Guiding+Principles+for+the+Settlement+of+the+IndiaChina+Boundary+Question
The Guiding principles agreed to by the two sides were the closest India and China have come to settling the boundary dispute. One clause refers to “ not disturbing settled populations “, which fits Arunachal Pradesh perfectly. The institutional memory of MEA contains a lot that is valuable, since India’s issues with Pakistan, later China, are as old as the Republic itself. Unclear why senior diplomats wish to erase acknowledging good work done in the past by their predecessors.