It allows the resumption of patrolling as it was in April 2020. This includes not just Depsang & Demchok but also northern banks of Pangong Tso, Gogra Hot Springs area & Galwan Valley.
International media also highlighted that India hasn't received much support from US to aid modernisation & industrialisation efforts, and that hostility towards China won't be beneficial.
BRI has been a major sticking point for India given that parts of Xi’s connectivity project built in Pakistan traverses through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
LAC arrangement relegated to 5th paragraph of Chinese readout. Beijing focuses on Xi pushing for two countries to look at each other as 'development opportunity' rather than 'threats'.
In Episode 1539, ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, & experts Swasti Rao & Sana Hashmi, discuss India's relationship with China & the balancing act among Russia, China & the West.
In 1st bilateral meet in almost five years, Modi and Xi took stock of arrangements agreed to for patrolling along LAC, reviewed overall state of bilateral ties between India, China.
As BRICS transitions into BRICS 10, China leverages this expansion to promote its vision of a multipolar world, while India’s cautious stance remains a focal point in Chinese strategic discussions.
Chinese foreign ministry confirmed Tuesday that New Delhi & Beijing are in agreement over new arrangement for patrolling friction points along LAC in eastern Ladakh.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has given ticket to a Hindu candidate for the first time and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party has fielded two Hindus. Activists say they are simply paying lip service.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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