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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicLAC agreement

Topic: LAC agreement

Our take on wealth tax, one nation one election, & RBI repo rate—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

India’s threat imagination can’t depend on China’s LAC goodwill. Brace for aggressive moves

China perhaps sees India as a potential spoiler in the larger geopolitical churn.

Watch CutTheClutter: What is the new India-China LAC deal in context of China’s 1959 claim line

In Episode 1543, ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at the agreement India and China reached on the Line of Actual Control last week.

Chinese see LAC thaw through US-China rivalry lens. Not as India’s strategic autonomy wish

The latest developments are portrayed as a win for Beijing, with some Chinese voices suggesting that India has finally ‘woken up’ to reality.

China can back out of LAC agreement. India shouldn’t be lulled into a false sense of security

Given the Chinese penchant for saying one thing and doing the exact opposite, we must approach these latest developments, however good they might seem, with abundant caution.

On Camera

India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.