Latest irritant in India-Nepal ties comes days after Foreign Secy Vikram Misri’s visit to the country. Nepal PM K.P. Sharma Oli is expected to visit India on 16 September.
Army initially got clearance for raising the division in 2017 for 17 Mountain Strike Corps, which then only had the 51 Division. But plans were tweaked post-2020 stand-off with China.
In remarks Friday, Chinese foreign minister urged New Delhi to deepen cooperation with Beijing and to not let boundary issues impact overall ties. China is amidst a trade war with the US.
Officiating president of Tibetan admin in Dharamshala welcomes thaw in India-China ties, but believes that for, permanent peace Sino-Tibet conflict must be resolved.
Wang also pushes for greater exchange among journalists & calls for trust. Jaishankar says 'glad to note' progress in disengagement, urges resumption of Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra.
The India-China crisis has led to a de facto delineation of the 1959 Claim Line in Ladakh. Why can’t this delineation be extended to the rest of the LAC and the McMahon Line?
Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.
The quest for territory is not the driver of the border dispute; it is merely China’s tool to assert hegemony. India needs until at least 2047 to be in a position to challenge it.
A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.
Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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