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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
TopicLine of Actual Control

Topic: Line of Actual Control

China’s time is over. BJP-Congress only need to see the current crisis through as a team

Xi Jinping may like to believe that modern China is the centre of global power structure. But Covid-19 has poured cold water over all its military and economic calculations.

China ‘amassing’ a large contingent of troops, armaments at LAC since early May, says India

MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the conduct of Chinese forces this year has been in ‘complete disregard of all mutually agreed norms’.

No additional troops or new tents — what India, China discussed at corps commanders’ meet

India has already inducted a troop strength of nearly three divisions in Ladakh since the stand-off began early May.

China post that led to Galwan Valley clash erected again, PLA ‘threatens patrols in Depsang’

Following an understanding between India & China after the clash at Galwan Valley, both sides were supposed to pull back from the area. While India has, China hasn't.

Fresh satellite images from Galwan and Depsang raise concerns of Chinese troop build-up

The images, dated 22 June, show massive increase in Chinese troops since Galwan Valley clash. That was the day when corps commanders agreed to disengage.

Don’t give military a free-hand against China and wash your hands off diplomacy

This is the moment to overhaul India’s national strategy, but India’s Prime Minister and Defence Minister are thrusting all responsibility on the armed forces.

Ladakh incursions a blatant attempt by China to change status quo, says LAC veteran

Col S. Dinny (Retd), who commanded a battalion at LAC in 2017, says incursions were more of a message to India amid its construction activities there, and did not have any tactical significance.

Want to help Indian soldiers at LAC? Stop spreading assumptions about Galwan clash

Having faith in the political leadership and armed forces is a must in such periods of uncertainty. Let peace prevail at LAC without a Himalayan blunder.

IAS officer who scored 171 out of 170 in macroeconomics earns fresh accolade from Harvard

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

On Camera

From ‘Jai Kisan’ to CVC, Shastri walked the talk. But corruption proved harder to root out

Set up by Lal bahadur Shastri, the Santhanam Committee's key concern was that corruption, once limited to the lower rungs of the bureaucracy, had now infected the All India Services and political leadership.

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 wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence 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.