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.
We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.
WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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