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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicLine of Actual Control

Topic: Line of Actual Control

‘Must ensure full respect for LAC, past agreements’ — Jaishankar tells China’s Wang Yi

Jaishankar is in Laos for the foreign ministers’ meeting under the ASEAN framework. The external affairs minister’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart is the second one this month.

‘Respecting border essential, prolonging tussle not in best interest’ — Jaishankar meets Wang Yi

Indian foreign minister held talks with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on sidelines of SCO Summit in Kazakhstan. They discussed ‘early resolution’ of border issue, ‘agreed to redouble efforts’.

India’s T20 win to boost ad revenue & temples’ use of facial recognition tech raises privacy concerns

Global media also discusses Adani's Dharavi plans, cameras with facial recognition technology at temples and positions Mollywood as an alternative to Bollywood. 

With an eye on China, IAF expands taxi track at Leh airport, new shelters being built

Expanded taxi track is smaller than those meant for civilian operations, but is long enough for fighters & military transport aircraft to operate.

‘National security not a choice but obligation’ — Jaishankar’s message to Indian businesses

The external affairs minister says no Indian citizen can say the border situation with China isn't their concern because 'it’s our LAC, it is a challenge'.

Hardened shelters, radars, defence systems & more — IAF quietly upgrades bases focused on China

New infra projects involve not just repair work of runways and creation of additional taxi ways to enable better tempo of operations, but also storage of spare parts and munitions.

India, China agree to avoid massive buildup of troops in Ladakh, Depsang remains unresolved

India had deployed over 68,000 additional troops, nearly 90 tanks & more than 300 infantry combat vehicles on the icy heights of eastern Ladakh following the Galwan clash of 2020.

Army’s Central Command gets ‘combatised’ to counter China, new corps raised

The Army will now have a total of 7 corps dedicated to guarding the borders with China, up from the earlier 5.

‘Situation along LOC in eastern Ladakh stable but sensitive,’ says Army Chief Manoj Pande

Pande said the operational preparedness continues to be at a high level and the Indian Army is maintaining adequate reserves to confront any security challenge in the region.

DRDO to roll out Zorawar tank prototype with American engine in December, Army trials in March

Tank is especially designed to operate at high altitudes, countering Chinese armoured deployments in high-terrain warfare. Weighing 25 tonnes, it will be transportable by air.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.