Signs of de-escalation: China, India pull back troops from key LAC points
In what may be the first signs of de-escalation of tensions along the Line of Actual Control, Indian and Chinese troops have gradually started moving back from standoff positions at different points in the Galwan and Hot Spring areas of Ladakh. While there has been no official statement yet on whether a disengagement is underway, government […]
‘Dragon in the room’: Opposition’s swipe at Centre over Ladakh standoff
The Opposition parties are attacking the government over the border standoff with China. Leading the charge is Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who has accused the government of hiding the truth. “Everyone knows the reality of the borders, but the thought is good to keep one’s heart happy,” he said in a tweet in Hindi, improvising […]
India working on two roads in Ladakh amid border row
India is working on two key roads near the China border in eastern Ladakh — the site of a tense weeks-long border stand-off with its northern neighbour — to provide connectivity to an important forward area that the military calls Sub-Sector North (SSN), two senior officers familiar with the developments said on Monday. While the […]
As BRO seeks workers for Ladakh, Jharkhand asks for a better deal for them
The Jharkhand government under Chief Minister Hemant Soren has extracted a commitment from Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to do away with contractors, recruit labourers directly from the state, register itself under the Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act next year, and sign a memorandum of agreement (MoU) with the state. A May 22 communication from the Ministry […]
India China Ladakh standoff talks to continue at Brigadier-Colonel level
India and China, after a “cordial and positive” meeting between military commanders at Chushul-Moldo region on Saturday, have taken incremental steps towards resolution of the troop standoff at four points in eastern Ladakh. The Leh-based 14 Corps Commander Lt General Harinder Singh met South Xinjiang Military District Commander Major General Liu Lin and had detailed […]
Line of Actual Control: Marathon meeting between Indian and Chinese commanders
Indian and Chinese army commanders sat across the table for more than three hours Saturday to find ways to resolve the tense situation along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh. Lt General Harinder Singh, XIV Corps Commander, led the Indian delegation to the Chinese border meeting point at Moldo near Chushul. The Chinese army team […]
De-escalation process underway: 2 LAC flashpoints are not in list of identified areas still contested
Chinese transgressions across the Line of Actual Control in Galwan and Hot Spring in eastern Ladakh surprised India because these areas, unlike Pangong Tso, did not figure among the 23 contested areas identified by the government through various mechanisms since India first accepted the concept of LAC in 1993. Eleven of the 23 contested areas on the LAC were […]
Former diplomat Stobdan’s comments on Dalai Lama spark row, Leh markets shut on Monday
New Delhi: Former Indian diplomat Phunchok Stobdan’s comments on Tibetan Buddhist leader Dalai Lama on TV news channel in the backdrop of the ongoing border tensions between India and China have irked the Thiksey and Diskit monasteries in Ladakh, which have demanded an “unconditional apology” from him. The Merchant Association of Leh has also called him […]
Indian Army prepared for the long haul in Ladakh, resources along LAC upped
Satellite images being used by some to give the message that China has entered Indian territory are erroneous’. New Delhi: India has “substantially” reinforced its border areas and has prepared itself for the long haul at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in East Ladakh region where it is engaged in a military stand-off with […]
Indian constructions close to Aksai Chin began 12 yrs ago
India has been constructing strategically crucial roads and repairing the airstrips close to Aksai Chin since 2008 and the aggressive objection to these constructions now is to redefine the boundaries as per its own misplaced perceptions. For easy access to troops The construction of the roads cutting mountains and negotiating sand dunes was to enable […]
