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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
China's People's Liberation Army aims for multiple routes to counter any possible operations by the Indian forces on the southern banks of the Pangong Tso in the future.
Gen Manoj Pande said that while India’s intention was to restore the status quo ante as of April 2020 & to re-establish trust at the LAC, it cannot be a 'one-way affair'.
The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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