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45 Chinese soldiers killed in Galwan clash June last year, Russian news agency TASS says

In an article, TASS said that 'Chinese and Indian forces clashed in the region in May and June 2020, resulting in at least 20 Indian and 45 Chinese servicemen dead'.

India’s defence needs money. If Budget can’t provide it, we need to change how we fight

India’s Service chiefs or retired senior officers need to tell hard facts to the government. Can we actually fight a two-front war?

Bose portrait row perfect example of confirmation bias, serves liberal intelligentsia a lesson

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

No one should make the mistake of testing Army’s patience — Gen. Naravane on LAC stand-off

Addressing the 73rd Army Day event, Gen. Naravane said India has given ‘befitting response’ to conspiracy to make unilateral changes on the border.

Indian firm bags Army’s Rs 140-crore deal for high altitude UAVs, eyes exports too

The Army has ordered an advanced version of SWITCH tactical drones, which are made to operate in high altitude areas like Ladakh. The delivery will take over a year.

US offer to help fight China at LAC aimed to ‘accelerate India’s rise as Major Defense Partner’

India plays important role in US' Indo-Pacific strategy, which aims to maintain America’s ‘strategic primacy’ in region, thereby checking China's ‘influence’, declassified report says.

Pangong Tso opens for tourists amid Ladakh stand-off. This is how you can visit it

Tourists will have to follow strict Covid-19 guidelines. Those with a negative report, not earlier than 72 hours, can visit all public places across Ladakh without any restrictions.

China withdraws 10,000 soldiers from depth areas of LAC in Ladakh, but frontline troops stay

Move can't be seen as de-escalation from Chinese side. India had also thinned down troops, withdrawing soldiers rushed in as reserves when standoff began in May.

CDS Bipin Rawat visits Ladakh to review security situation amid border standoff with China

Rawat's visit comes days after he toured key installations including 'forward most air maintained' posts in Dibang Valley, Lohit sector & Subansiri valley near LAC in Arunachal Pradesh.

India returns captured PLA soldier to China

The soldier was apprehended at the southern bank of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh Friday morning, after he transgressed to Indian of the LAC.

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Mohan Bhagwat’s U-turn on ‘retire at 75’ is a Hindu succession problem

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has backtracked on his retirement rules. The ‘75-year rule’ was applied selectively to sideline some leaders, but it doesn’t apply to the top brass.

Easy loans, uneasy ‘debt traps’. Women harassed by private lenders ask ‘who will restore lost dignity?’

A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.