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TopicEastern Ladakh

Topic: Eastern Ladakh

India, China troops in ‘minor face-off’ in Sikkim’s Naku La, Army says issue resolved locally

Incident took place on 20 January in North Sikkim. Army asks media to refrain from ‘overplaying or exaggerating reports’ of injuries, adds that no sticks or stones were used.

Ladakh face-off has become Mexican standoff. LAC could heat up in summer

The onus to disengage in Eastern Ladakh is on China rather than India, which only reacted to the PLA’s aggression.

Strike Corps reorientation comes for Ladakh but Army needs larger restructuring

At last the Army has recognised that it is China, and not Pakistan, that is the principal threat to India’s national security.

Ready to hold ground in eastern Ladakh ‘for as long as needed’ — Army chief Gen Naravane

At annual press meet, Gen M.M. Naravane said events in eastern Ladakh show there was need for rebalancing deployment towards northern borders, and that has been done.

Chinese soldier captured on Indian side of LAC was ‘disoriented’, Army gave him medical aid

The PLA soldier was a young trooper, and was handed over to China at the Chushul-Moldo meeting point Monday morning after talks at the local level.

India to beef up security at Pangong Tso, govt fast-tracks procurement of patrol vessels 

The 135-km long Pangong Tso, a landlocked lake that is partly in the Ladakh region and partly in Tibet, has seen tensions between India and China since May.

India has forced a stalemate in Ladakh. That’s a defeat for China

China will seek to clinch a disengagement agreement to achieve its political aim. India shouldn’t be in a hurry to agree to disengage or deescalate.

Army chief Naravane visits Rechin La posts facing Chinese troops 200 metres away

The Army chief met the 'Fire and Fury' Corps and undertook a first-hand assessment of the situation along the Line of Actual Control.

How Indian Army’s secrecy & unorthodox deployment fooled the Chinese at Pangong Tso

The Mountain Strike Corps played a key role in shaping India’s counter-offensive strategy that led to the domination of the southern banks of the Pangong Tso. 

Indian Army firm & alert in Ladakh, no ‘premature withdrawal’ from Kailash range — govt

Government sources say India-China tensions could continue to simmer at the LAC even if a temporary disengagement takes place.

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Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.