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Sunday, April 28, 2024
TopicLine of Actual Control

Topic: Line of Actual Control

Doklam to Galwan: Have Modi-Xi informal summits been more about optics than border peace?

The standoff between Indian and Chinese militaries continues at Ladakh. India is deploying troops at multiple locations to mirror Chinese deployment.

India dismisses China’s allegations that Indian troops trespassed across LAC

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said it was the Chinese side that recently undertook activities hindering India's normal patrols in the areas.

Reason behind Nepal’s recent hostility, and India’s longstanding LAC dispute with China

In episode 475 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains why Nepal is criticising India on Covid-19 and Lipulekh Pass, and how China figures in this equation.

India and China hold military talks amid rising tensions at LAC in eastern Ladakh

Both India and China continue to patrol the LAC and try to restrict the other. However, no physical clash has taken place since the evening of 5 May.

India isn’t worried about tension with China, unlikely to give in to US pressure on Taiwan

On LAC tensions, India thinks China is 'just taking advantage' of the current distractions due to the pandemic, and is following this 'pattern' with other countries too.

India TV works out, Amish Devgan on Pak’s ‘pitaayi’ by India & Gaurav Sawant at China LoC

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

With ‘Him Vijay’ & Mountain Strike Corps, India can alter the way China border is managed

Indian Army's Mountain Strike Corps signals a historic shift in the way India defines deterrence in its relationship with China.

‘Arunachal exercise of new Army mountain strike corps not linked to Xi Jinping India trip’

There have been reports that China has objected to the exercise ahead of Xi's visit to India next week for a second informal summit with PM Modi.

Seventh India-China hand-in-hand joint training exercise starts in Chengdu, China

The exercise is a part of focused efforts by the two militaries to improve ties after last year's standoff at Doklam.

Modi-Xi talks aimed at avoiding Doklam-like situation in the future

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have decided to issue “strategic guidance” to their militaries to strengthen communications and to build trust and understanding.

On Camera

America’s out-of-control militarised police forces are a threat to democracy

The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.