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Saturday, December 20, 2025
TopicIndia-China stand-off

Topic: India-China stand-off

Frontline T-90 tanks upgrade to Varunastra, DAC clears defence purchases worth Rs 54,000 crore

On Thursday, the Defence Acquisition Council also approved guidelines to reduce the timeline of various stages of the Capital Acquisition Process, to make it faster & efficient.

India’s national interest demands better China ties. Don’t let West influence it

China’s dominant material position in global industry and trade make it an unavoidable factor in any rising power’s economic policies.

‘Have full courage’: Rajnath Singh says ready to discuss border standoff with China

Indian and Chinese troops are locked in an over 3-year confrontation in certain friction points in eastern Ladakh even as the two sides completed disengagement from several areas.

‘China aims to restrict India to subcontinent, slow its growth to power,’ says Lt. Gen Prakash Menon

At seminar organised by Institute of Chinese Studies, Menon highlights how China's using its military, economic & diplomatic instruments to influence minds of India’s political leadership.

3 yrs after Galwan, IAF still in ‘operationally ready format’ in Ladakh with fighters, drones & missiles

The Indian Air Force had airlifted about 9,000 tonnes of men and equipment into Ladakh in the immediate aftermath of the Galwan incident in 2020.

Leh-based 14 Corps gets new commander ahead of LAC talks with China likely this month

The Corps Commander level talks have failed to make any headway with regard to Depsang and Demchok, where tensions predate the ongoing stand-off.

India-China complete disengagement at Hot Springs but stalemate continues in Depsang & Demchok

A temporary buffer zone has been created, just like in other friction points where disengagement took place, so that troops from both sides don’t come face-to-face again.

Amid India-China tensions, Army conducts exercise ‘Skylight’ to test satellite-based systems

The exercise not only validated protocols to switch completely to satellite-based communication in case of a conflict but also brought to light key lacunae in the systems.

Chinese response to border stand-off with India is to construct more highways along LAC

Presence of Huawei cellular towers near US missile base in Wyoming has led FBI to start digging into land purchases going back to the Obama administration.

As 16th round of India-China talks begin, Depsang Plains remains a challenge

Lt Gen. A. Sengupta, Commander of the 14 Corps, led the Indian delegation for the 16th round of talks held on the Indian side of Chushul Moldo Meeting Point.

On Camera

Henry George’s Single Tax offers a democratic alternative to communist remedies: DM Kulkarni

The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.