A face-off on Friday at the Tawang sector of India's Arunachal Pradesh state resulted in injuries on both sides and India had raised the matter diplomatically with China.
Ex-foreign secy says domestic factors play a role in any country's foreign policy but this appears to be more pronounced for China, given its aim to reinstate its 'imagined past'.
MEA said the two sides have decided to hold the 12th round of military talks at an early date to achieve complete disengagement from all friction points along LAC in eastern Ladakh.
The Russian president asserted that PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping were ‘responsible’ leaders who are capable of solving issues between the two countries.
The foreign ministers are also likely to delve into ways to enhance the intra-BRICS cooperation, especially people-to-people cooperation, the MEA said in a statement.
The capture of the soldier comes amid a continuing standoff between India and China in eastern Ladakh in view of the tense border standoff in early May.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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