TopicEastern Ladakh

Topic: Eastern Ladakh

SubscriberWrites: Ladakh standoff needs strategic intervention. Clarity in communication crucial

Jay Desai - 12 February, 2022

In order to solve geopolitical fault lines between India and China, issues have to be addressed in the old fashioned way of traditional diplomacy, writes Jay Desai.

China wants to cement status quo, India wants de-escalation as 14th-round talks begin in Ladakh

Snehesh Alex Philip - 12 January, 2022

Disengagement at Hot Springs could finally happen, but ‘legacy issues’ Depsang and Demchok could take longer, so tensions between India and China are expected to continue.

Amid standoff, Indian and Chinese troops exchange sweets along LAC to mark New Year

PTI - 1 January, 2022

The gesture by both sides in eastern Ladakh and North Sikkim came in the midst of tense standoff between the two sides in several friction points in eastern Ladakh since May 2020.

PLA ‘fully rotates’ troops as China & India both beef up presence in eastern Ladakh for winter

Snehesh Alex Philip - 23 November, 2021

Almost all soldiers deployed by PLA at forward points along LAC for the winter are in their early 20s, a move seeking to ensure they can take on harshness of climate.

Army bets on technology & not more troops on ground in Eastern Command to deal with China

Snehesh Alex Philip - 19 October, 2021

The 4 Corps under the Eastern Army Command has set up an integrated surveillance centre manned by soldiers from both the Army and the Air Force which tracks the LAC 24x7.

As India-China talks fail & tensions rise, Delhi concerned about another ‘Galwan-like flare-up’

Nayanima Basu - 14 October, 2021

The coming winter could be difficult for Indian troops, and sources fear that by March-April next year, there could even be fresh bout of violence, including possible use of firearms.

India, China to hold military talks Sunday, focus on disengagement process in eastern Ladakh

PTI - 9 October, 2021

The Indian side is expected to seek disengagement as soon as possible in the remaining friction points besides pressing for resolution in Depsang Bulge & Demchok, govt sources said.

India must focus on China’s new ‘arms race’ and not get carried away by Gogra disengagement

Tara Kartha - 9 August, 2021

India is already well within the targeting range of Beijing’s existing missiles. But an arms race is not good at all for Delhi’s own positioning in international relations.

12th round of Indo-China military talks done, movement ‘expected’ in Gogra & Hot Springs

Snehesh Alex Philip - 1 August, 2021

If a ‘graduated disengagement’ is initiated in Gogra and Hot Springs, this would be the third go at it as China had agreed to do it twice last year.

1962, IPKF to Balakot, Ladakh – India’s record in writing factual military history is poor

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) - 22 July, 2021

The manner in which the Modi govt and military have recorded the surgical strikes, Balakot airstrikes and Ladakh crisis has ensured that no authentic account will be written for posterity.

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