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.
It allows the resumption of patrolling as it was in April 2020. This includes not just Depsang & Demchok but also northern banks of Pangong Tso, Gogra Hot Springs area & Galwan Valley.
The real issue is where India’s frontier with China lies, not a few kilometres of ancient trading routes. A solution to this needs deep reflection on claims of territorial sovereignty.
Immediate withdrawal of troops deployed along LAC unlikely, it is learnt. Thaw in ties could also set stage for Modi-Xi meet on sidelines of BRICS summit in Russia later this week.
Even the worst critics of Gen Sundarji agree that no other General of the Indian Army possessed his intellectual depth, strategic perspective, and the will to transform. He dragged the Army by its bootstraps into the 21st century.
'Global & regional strategic issues' discussed at the first physical meeting between the two sides since tensions at LAC in 2020 over China's ingress into eastern Ladakh.
The meeting was held on 27 March in Beijing and was attended by Joint Secretary (East Asia) from India and DG of Boundary and Oceanic Dept of the Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Bridges connecting east and west banks of Lohit river will also link to 75-km road being constructed between Dong and Jachep near India-Myanmar-China trijunction.
Citing a recent video that showed Ladakh shepherds confronting Chinese soldiers near LAC, party says it will strive for justice for displaced shepherds who were at ‘PLA mercy’.
The graduation is meant to bolster the legacy and legitimacy of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, even as the real-world preparedness lagged behind the glossy narrative.
Indonesia delegation led by Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin visited BrahMos facility & met with top officials & undertook a detailed briefing on the missile system.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
Poor and socialist India won’t let go of socialism, so won’t be in a position to challenge China even after a 100 years. Territories have been lost to China for ever.
Poor and socialist India won’t let go of socialism, so won’t be in a position to challenge China even after a 100 years. Territories have been lost to China for ever.