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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
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Topic: Ladakh standoff

After thaw in ties, key questions facing India-China relations in 2025

One indicator of how India sees progress on the military standoff will be whether PM Narendra Modi visits China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.

India, China agree to avoid massive buildup of troops in Ladakh, Depsang remains unresolved

India had deployed over 68,000 additional troops, nearly 90 tanks & more than 300 infantry combat vehicles on the icy heights of eastern Ladakh following the Galwan clash of 2020.

Chinese aggression at LAC in 2020 was ‘not a bad thing’, says former Army chief Gen Naravane

Speaking at Mayo College in Ajmer, Gen Naravane elaborated on his argument by saying that ‘for a very long time, India was shying away from calling out China as No. 1 threat’.

China must stop seeing India as inferior. Its own scholar calls Delhi ‘stronger, assertive’

China is not just misconstruing India’s intentions; it is making a strategic error by turning a historically friendly relationship into an adversarial one, thereby deepening the existing trust gap.

Galwan not the last, China tried capturing Indian posts again & clashes ensued, new details reveal

Fresh information has also divulged particulars of covert operations by Indian soldiers into Chinese territory for reconnaissance missions.

Ladakh standoff in its 4th year, Army chief spells out what India expects from China

During annual press conference, Army chief made it clear that while talks are on between Indian & China, there is no let-up on operational preparedness on Indian side of LAC.

‘Nearing breaking point’ — Gen Naravane recalls how India, China were at brink of war in Aug 2020

Former Army chief Gen Manoj Naravane (Retd) talks about Army’s operation in South Banks in August 2020, first reported by ThePrint, in what was seen as a race for the passes.

6 new countries to join, Modi & Xi interact — key takeaways from BRICS Summit

Questions have emerged as to whether BRICS expansion helps serve Beijing's goal of creating anti-West bloc, but ex-ambassador says most new entrants have good relations with US.

India-China stalemate continues, fresh talks fail to break log jam on de-escalation along LAC

After the 17th round of talks, the Chinese refused to stand down in the strategically important Depsang Plains and the stand-off, which began in May 2020, has entered its third winter.

India-China complete disengagement at Hot Springs but stalemate continues in Depsang & Demchok

A temporary buffer zone has been created, just like in other friction points where disengagement took place, so that troops from both sides don’t come face-to-face again.

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No one should have to choose between a roof and two meals. But India’s migrants do, every day

India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India’s air defence system foiled 1,000 Pakistani drone attacks on 9 May—Modi tells Parliament

New Delhi: India’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 1,000 drones and missiles launched by Pakistan on 9 May during Op Sindoor, Prime Minister...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.