With soldiers at LAC, PM Modi, Chinese president Xi Jinping to face off at BRICS meet on Nov 17

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping are set for their first face-to-face encounter since the standoff between the two nations began on the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh. The leaders of the two nations will attend the XII BRICS Summit, hosted virtually by Russia, on November 17. The theme of … Read more

Eastern Ladakh row: Seventh round of Indo-China Corps Commander talks likely on October 12

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NEW DELHI: The seventh round of Corps Commander-level talks between armies of India and China is expected to be held on October 12 with a specific agenda of firming up a roadmap for disengagement of troops from the friction points in eastern Ladakh, people familiar with the developments said on Sunday. At the talks, the … Read more

China constructed nine buildings in Lapcha-Limi region of Nepal: Report

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New Delhi: China, after trying to change the status quo along LAC, has now encroached into Nepalese territory that could cast a shadow over ties between the ruling Communist party in Nepal and Beijing. Reports are emerging that China has constructed nine buildings on the Nepali territory. The development came to light during an inspection … Read more

Indian Army has occupied six new major heights on LAC with China

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New Delhi: In the last three weeks, the Indian Army has occupied six new major hill features on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) during the ongoing conflict with the Chinese Army in the Eastern Ladakh sector. “The Indian Army has occupied six new heights between August 29 and the second week of September. The … Read more

India and China work out five-point plan; agree to ease tensions, but no cut in troops as yet

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NEW DELHI: India and China have arrived at a five-point understanding to first disengage, and then de-escalate, along the friction points at Ladakh, particularly Pangong Tso. But the Chinese side failed to give a “credible explanation” for the buildup of PLA troops in the area. External affairs minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang … Read more

ET Analysis: PLA action along Pangong Tso points to glaring Chinese duplicity

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NEW DELHI: China’s attempted assault on the southern banks of the Pangong Tso on Saturday night has raised alarm on several fronts and, more disconcertingly, exposed a wide gap between what Beijing says through diplomatic channels and what the PLA actually does on the ground. For weeks now, China has been reposing faith in the … Read more

Indian envoy to China Vikram Misri sets stage for next round of Sino-Indian talks

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New Delhi: Indian ambassador to China Vikram Misri’s back-to-back meetings in Beijing last week on the prevailing tensions in Pangong Tso and Depsang Plains along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) have set the stage for next round of dialogue between the military commanders and diplomats of the two countries. China remains adamant on its … Read more

View: Why did China’s ambassador engage publicly with Indian interlocutors?

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By Kanwal Sibal With the ongoing Chinese aggression in Ladakh, why China’s ambassador chose to engage publicly with some Indian interlocutors in an event organised by a Delhi-based institute is not easy to fathom. Such an initiative would make sense if official level negotiations were on a productive track and Beijing felt that the ambassador … Read more

Message for China: Australia warns against unilaterally altering status quo at LAC

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New Delhi: Australia in an unambiguous message for China on Thursday stated that it opposed any attempts to unilaterally alter the status quo at LAC, which only serve to increase tension and the risk of instability. “Australia urges restraint along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), and supports continued moves towards de-escalation….It is important that … Read more

View: Why there can be no ‘Buffer Zones’ on the LAC

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There can be nothing like a ‘buffer zone’ for India on the Line of Actual Control with China. It appears patrolling restrictions – usually put in place after any face-off — have been conflated with an old Chinese construct, which first played out after the 1962 war when Beijing proposed that either side should withdraw … Read more