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Topic: Ladakh

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.

Ladakh to Singhu — Why cold wave in North India can have more costs than before

2020 is over but farmers at Delhi's borders and people living on the streets are bracing for the worst. The cold wave means 2021 hasn't brought joy to all.

India Today talks to Panagariya & Banerjee on farm laws, Republic Bharat on ‘gumrah gang’

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

China deployed heavily at LAC but we stopped them in their tracks — IAF chief Bhadauria

According to IAF chief Bhadauria, possible reasons for Chinese aggression include Ladakh being a test bed for the country's Western Theatre Command.

US wants India to ‘get off the fence’ over China. But forgets Cuban crisis lesson

Indian Army’s confrontation with Chinese PLA in Ladakh can hardly be called ‘sitting on the fence’. But that’s not good enough for US officials.

China appoints new military commander for India border, but no change expected in stand-off

President Xi Jinping has appointed Gen. Zhang Xudong as head of the Western Theater Command, to replace the powerful Gen. Zhao Zongqi, who is retiring.

US ban on China’s cotton can be advantage India in Ladakh. New Delhi must seize opportunity

The XPCC has stakes in the much-hyped, controversial and sensitive China Pakistan Economic Corridor through its workers, finances and other ventures.

On Camera

We celebrate Harappa excavation—and dismiss Keeladi, Sinauli archaeological digs as politics

In the storm around Sinauli, many academics dismissed claims of chariots being found. And the public misinterpreted the chariots as a device planted by the govt to fortify Hindutva.

Naidu matches Jagan’s Rs 13L crore investment playbook, with a ‘speed of doing business’ caveat

Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.