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Saturday, November 8, 2025
TopicIndia-China stand-off

Topic: India-China stand-off

India, China say latest LAC talks were positive, push for mutually acceptable disengagement

India and China don’t want situation to worsen before next month’s BRICS Summit, and are said to have softened their previous stances at the Monday meeting in Chushul.

Rajnath inaugurates 44 bridges in border areas — 8 of them in Ladakh amid LAC standoff

The bridges will facilitate faster movement of heavy civil and military traffic in the border areas, and also aid in faster deployment of troops in strategic sectors.

India to press for early & complete disengagement at Monday’s military talks with China

The talks are slated to begin at 12 noon in Chushul on the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh.

Ready for Ladakh winter, Army also preparing summer strategy, eyes more troop deployment

There has been a renewed focus on increasing India’s capabilities along the LAC because of the aggression shown by the Chinese since May.

‘Entire country being pushed, no big deal if I got pushed too by UP Police’ — Rahul Gandhi

At a press conference in Patiala, Rahul Gandhi questioned the media’s ‘silence’ on China, and spoke about his showdown with UP Police.

China can’t get better of us, ready for even a two-front war, IAF chief says

R.K.S. Bhadauria says Army & IAF acted ‘very swiftly’ to Chinese aggression in Ladakh and that it won’t be correct to say the military was 'surprised’ by PLA’s move.

How India-China crisis in Ladakh could impact Pakistan’s fate at FATF meet

Virtual FATF plenary will take place from 21-23 October. China is expected to bat for Pakistan to come off ‘grey list’, while India pushes for blacklisting.

7th India-China military commanders’ meet on 12 October, MEA rep will attend too

The fresh round of talks between India and China comes at a time when the winter has already started to set in at Ladakh, where the nations are locked in a standoff.

US military aircraft refuels at Indian base for first time under defence pact

The aircraft landed over a week ago at an airstrip in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for refuelling under an agreement signed between India and US in 2016.

US has recognised Arunachal as Indian territory for nearly 6 decades, senior official says

Senior US State Department official said discussion of where the actual India-China border is a very sensitive one, but its position on some parts of it is explicitly clear.

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Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.