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Sunday, July 20, 2025
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Topic: Ladakh

China crisis has given Modi the opportunity to do for India what Lincoln, FDR did for the US

The shared global concern around China is a major opportunity for India to create the structures needed to benefit from a soft alliance of like-minded countries.

Rajnath visits Pangong Tso, says can’t guarantee to what extent tension will be resolved

Like PM Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh didn’t mention China by name, but said ‘no power in the world can touch even one inch of India’s land’.

The concert of democracies will shift its no-Huawei focus to India

New Delhi allowed Huawei to participate in 5G trials, but Ladakh has changed the narrative. The Chinese company may find it difficult to clear security hurdles.

Chinese troops yet to return to pre-April positions, Army says LAC disengagement ‘intricate’

In a statement, Army also said both sides have agreed to discuss ‘complete disengagement’ in Ladakh, but the process will require ‘constant verification’.

Govt’s top China advisory group meets to discuss outcome of corps commander talks

Army chief General M.M. Naravane also separately met senior officers to discuss the 15-hour talks held between Indian & Chinese corps commanders to resolve LAC tensions.

Weeks after Galwan, envoy Sun Weidong says India & China should be partners, not rivals

In his first address since the violent 15 June face-off, China’s Ambassador to India Sun Weidong says Galwan clash was a ‘situation’ neither country would like to see.

India, UK to soon launch talks for free-trade pact, ministers to meet virtually in July-end

This will be the first interaction on FTA between Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and International Trade Secretary of the UK, Liz Truss.

IAF gets night-flying capability at Leh for MiG-29s, force sees it as a ‘game-changer’

The new capability will allow IAF to conduct full-spectrum operations at the LAC on short notice, given Leh’s proximity to it.

There’s ‘thinning down’ of Chinese troops at Finger 4 at Pangong lake, but no pullback yet

India-China disengagement at Pangong lake will be a focus area in the next round of military talks at the corps commander level. 

How IAF has played a critical role in the India-China stand-off at Ladakh

IAF has been showing off its night-flying capability in Ladakh, with fighter jets like the MiG-29 and the Sukhoi-30 carrying out round-the-clock flying.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.