China and India blamed each other for a lack of progress in finding ways to ease friction along their disputed border, underscoring the lingering ill will following clashes last year. The Chinese side “made great efforts to calm tensions during a meeting of military officials on Sunday, Colonel Long Shaohua, …
Read More »India, China Withdraw Troops From Most Volatile Friction Point of Gogra Post in Eastern Ladakh
The two Asian neighbours, engaged in an intense border standoff since 2020, have reached an agreement on the Gogra Post. The breakthrough came during the 12th military commander-level talks on 31 July. In a joint press statement, the two countries agreed to pull back troops from other friction points to …
Read More »Indian, Chinese army officers meet to ease a 15-month border tensions
Top Indian and Chinese army commanders met Saturday after a gap of three months to discuss the expeditious disengagement of thousands of forces in a bid to ease the 15-month border tensions and clashes.
Read More »Tensions remain high as hopes dashed for breakthrough in China and India stalemate
The military build-up continues ‘like never before’ on both sides of the 2,100-mile border despite high-level talks It was described as a dialogue, the first high-level meeting in months between the Indian and Chinese foreign ministers to address the ongoing border aggressions that have pushed the two nuclear-armed countries to …
Read More »India’s Modi visits Himalayan border where troops clashed with China
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew into the northern Himalayan region of Ladakh on Friday, officials said, weeks after Indian and Chinese troops clashed on their disputed border there, escalating tension between the Asian giants. Modi, who has been under pressure to respond to what India deems Chinese incursions, met …
Read More »China likely lost at least 40 soldiers in border clash: Indian minister
China lost at least 40 soldiers in a clash with India at their disputed border this week, a federal government minister has said, as the nuclear-armed countries remained locked in confrontation on the frontline on Sunday. China has not said anything about any losses in the hand-to-hand combat that took …
Read More »China did not enter Indian territory: PM Modi
Days after a deadly border clash with China, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said late Friday that Chinese troops did not enter the Asian nation’s territory “nor is any of our post captured.” During a virtual meeting with political parties, Modi assured opposition leaders that Indian borders are secure and …
Read More »Indian, Chinese Troops Come to Blows in Ladakh, Injuries Reported
On Saturday, as many as 11 soldiers – four Indian and seven Chinese – were injured after a tense face-off near the Naku La sector (ahead of Muguthang Valley), a pass at a height of over 5,000 meters in the Sikkim sector. As per officials, the two Asian giants share …
Read More »India to Revoke Article 370 on Kashmir’s Special Status in Unprecedented Move.
Article 370 of the Indian Constitution gives special status to the State of Jammu and Kashmir. India controls the southern portion of Kashmir, a region that has historically been hotly contested between India and Pakistan. The Indian government has moved to scrap Article 370 of the national constitution, which grants …
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