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Thursday, July 31, 2025
TopicLine of Actual Control

Topic: Line of Actual Control

US Senate recognises McMahon Line as international boundary, calls Arunachal an ‘integral part’ of India

A bipartisan resolution, which was first introduced in the US Senate last month, also supports India’s 'sovereignty and territorial integrity'.

India, China risk armed confrontation due to continued military posturing: US intelligence assessment

Underlining Pakistan’s history of supporting anti-India militant groups, report says India under Modi is more likely to respond to Pakistani provocations with military force.

Playing cricket, patrolling on horses — Army releases photos, videos of personnel in Eastern Ladakh

As the LAC stand-off nears its 3rd year, images & videos of army personnel patrolling the Galwan Valley, conducting half marathons on frozen Pangong Tso are released on social media.

Key appointments made in the Indian Army, here is all you want to know

Lt Gen B.S. Raju appointed as the South Western Army Commander, Lt Gen N.S.R. Subramani appointed as Central Army Commander, Lt Gen M.V. Suchindra Kumar as Vice Chief. Lt Gen Rashim Bali is the new Corps Commander in Leh.

India’s NE strategic rail link to LAC with China gathers pace, plans to connect 8 capitals too

Mooted by Army in 2010-11, the plan is to connect key border areas including that in Arunachal, Manipur & Sikkim through railways. Bhalukpong-Tawang line is of particular importance.

China ready to work with India for steady & sound growth of ties, says Foreign Minister Wang Yi

In his annual foreign policy address, Wang says China & India have maintained communication through diplomatic, military-to-military channels for upholding stability at borders.

New satellite images show major India-China military buildup in Arunachal’s Yangtse in past year

Report by Australian think tank suggests though Indian forces occupy commanding position along Yangtse ridgeline, their "current positions may not hold up to a concerted assault".

Congress targets Jaishankar’s son, says ORF receives funding from China

Congress leader Pawan Khera, in a press conference in Rajasthan on the sidelines of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, slammed the central govt for its silence over Chinese "incursions" along LAC.

How Arunachal is front & centre in Modi govt’s massive border infra push to counter China

Of total highway projects worth Rs 1.6 lakh cr announced for Northeast last month, Arunachal got the lion’s share. Meanwhile, BRO’s outlay also saw a significant jump this year.

How Qing and British empires’ mapmakers laid the foundations for 1962 India-China War

Across the LAC, the armies of China and independent India are inheritors of a struggle manufactured by greed, geopolitics, and imperial mapmaking.

On Camera

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 to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

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.