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 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
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