The military talks began at 9.30 am on Indian side of Chushul-Moldo Meeting Point in eastern Ladakh. Indian delegation led by Lt Gen Rashim Bali, commander of the Leh-based 14 Corps.
China has asked Press Trust of India reporter KJM Varma to leave Beijing by the end of the month. The latest expulsion has left Indian media organisations in a blind state.
Several rounds of military & diplomatic talks have helped ease tensions between the two opposing armies, but Jaishankar had in March described the situation there as fragile & dangerous.
Conducted in '2nd week of March', the joint exercise included air-land operations in a nominated advance landing ground & 'contingency tasks' in challenging high-altitude terrain.
Army has also pushed for massive road & tunnel construction in Ladakh as well as in Arunachal & Sikkim to strengthen its capability to quickly launch an operation and sustain forward troops.
Over the last two years, Indian officials have stressed that a multipolar world requires a multipolar Asia. But chasing multipolarity is a useless diversion.
In an interview to ThePrint, Philipp Ackermann said India does see Ukraine crisis as a violation of international law & order as it is experiencing the same issue on its 'northern border'.
Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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