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Sunday, May 19, 2024
TopicIndia-China stand-off

Topic: India-China stand-off

Here’s how Army is getting 30,000 additional troops winter-ready in Ladakh

With thousands of tonnes of rations & special winter clothing, Army is busy making preparations for the additional soldiers moved to the LAC amid tensions with China.

Creating Ladakh UT, Amit Shah’s Aksai Chin remarks got China’s attention, says MIT professor

China expert M. Taylor Fravel says border tension between India and China are only going to increase, suggests it's time for a new agreement between the countries.

China Study Group, the elite Indian govt body that guides policy on ties with Beijing

China Study Group, founded in 1975 under K.R. Narayanan, is playing a key role as India and China talk about disengagement in Ladakh.

India now deals with China on ‘more equal terms’ politically, Jaishankar tells Rahul Gandhi

The response from the external affairs minister came after Rahul Gandhi posted a video on Twitter Friday, questioning the Modi government’s foreign policy, among others.

Trump loves people of India, China, wants to bring peace for them, says White House

Al Mason, co-chair of the Trump Victory Indian American Finance Committee, said that unlike his predecessor, President Trump has come out openly in support of India.

Photo from Rajnath Ladakh trip reveals two ‘secret’ special forces buys

Photo from Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Ladakh Friday reveals recent acquisitions made by the Army’s Para Special Forces for battle edge. 

Rajnath visits Pangong Tso, says can’t guarantee to what extent tension will be resolved

Like PM Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh didn’t mention China by name, but said ‘no power in the world can touch even one inch of India’s land’.

No change in India’s position on LAC, both sides looking at ‘complex disengagement’

India, China will keep watch on each other to see how much disengagement is being done. This will entail daily hotline talks at Chushul-Moldo meeting point in Ladakh.

Chinese troops yet to return to pre-April positions, Army says LAC disengagement ‘intricate’

In a statement, Army also said both sides have agreed to discuss ‘complete disengagement’ in Ladakh, but the process will require ‘constant verification’.

Galwan lesson for Indian soldiers: Don’t wait for orders, just assume them

Indian soldiers and officers on the ground are the best judge of what action to take. They must not let the absence of an 'order' become a ground for ‘inaction’.

On Camera

Kashmir’s Jamaat-e-Islami wants to rejoin democratic politics. Won’t abandon its toxic project

Lyndon Johnson, the 36th President of the US, once said it was better to have enemies 'inside the tent pissing out than outside pissing in.' Delhi needs to decide if he was right.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?