‘No Recent Contact Between PM Modi & President Trump Over Ladakh Row’
New Delhi- Top government sources on Friday virtually contradicted US President Donald Trump’s claim of a conversation between him and Prime Minister Narenda Modi on India’s ongoing military standoff with China in eastern Ladakh. There has been no recent contact between Prime Minister Modi and President Trump, the sources said. The clarification came hours after Trump […]
RSS affiliate wants India to ‘replicate’ Pakistan’s idea of turning locusts into chicken feed
New Delhi: RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch’s (SJM) national co-convener Ashwani Mahajan has suggested India should take a cue from Pakistan and turn the “locust threat” into “chicken feed”. “I saw an article which shows that Pakistan has turned the locust threat into an opportunity by converting it into chicken feed. If there is a […]
China believes India wants Aksai Chin back. PLA has likely secured 40-60 sq km in Ladakh
Something unusual has been happening on the Line of Actual Control, the de facto border between India and Tibet, for the past four weeks. On 10 May, the Indian media broke the news about scuffles between Indian and Chinese soldiers on the north bank of Pangong Tso on the night of 5-6 May and at Naku La […]
Migrant Workers Won’t Be Charged For Journeys Back Home: SC Tells Centre
The Supreme Court on Thursday, in its interim order on the continuing migrant labourers’ crisis which emanated from the nationwide lockdown, said the workers won’t be charged for their journeys back home, adding the bus and train fares will be shared by the states. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, S K Kaul and M […]
India China standoff explained: Bridge over troubled waters
India has matched the China army’s deployment in terms of troops, capacity and resources in eastern Ladakh that is witnessing four simultaneous standoffs between the two armies. Here is everything you need to know about the Ladakh standoff. What is the Ladakh standoff about? China has moved two brigade strength of People’s Liberation Army, over […]
China says situation at India border ‘overall stable and controllable’
Beijing: China on Wednesday said that the situation at the border with India is “overall stable and controllable,” and both the countries have proper mechanisms and communication channels to resolve the issues through a dialogue and consultation. The comments by the Foreign Ministry spokesman came in the backdrop of the continuing standoff between the militaries of […]
Army Commanders meet amid tensions with China
Indian Army Commanders’ Conference kicked off in New Delhi on Wednesday wherein discussion over China frontier in Sikkim, Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh would be done at great length. The conference was planned much before the tension with China in eastern Ladakh region. Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane is presiding over the conference. The top […]
India-China border: No change in Ladakh, military brass brief PM and Rajnath
Amid tensions with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting Tuesday with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and chiefs of the three services. Earlier, General Rawat and the three chiefs met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and briefed him on the ground situation in Ladakh, deployment of armed forces and […]
More troops to Uttarakhand after Chinese LAC build-up
As field-level talks to lower tensions along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh remain inconclusive, the Indian Army has increased its presence in Uttarakhand following reports of a Chinese troop build-up in an area on their side of the LAC. And in eastern Ladakh, which is part of the western sector, the Army has inducted additional troops […]
No Eid sweets exchanged by BSF with Pakistan; done with Bangladesh
The customary exchange of Eid sweets between the Border Security Force (BSF) and its Pakistani counterpart, Pakistan Rangers, did not not place along the India-Pakistan border on Monday, officials said. The event was given a miss as the relations between the two countries are strained at present, they added. Incidents of cross-border terrorism are continuing […]
