Sources close to the government said that one of the top projects is going on in Karnataka
The Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans on Thursday also expressed their condolences for the lives lost in the Galwan Valley
The Indian statement was silent on New Delhi's demand for China to ensure a reversion to the "status quo ante" of April, before PLA crossed the LAC at six points in Eastern Ladakh
The two sides agreed on certain modalities for rolling out the next phase of disengagement and are expected to get in touch with each other after discussing agreed points
Government sources say Chinese military commanders have not agreed on the modalities for creating a demilitarised, 2-km-wide buffer zone.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao said the two sides will continue dialogue and communication through military and diplomatic channels
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As per the mutual understanding, neither side will carry out any patrolling in the friction points till modalities for restoration of peace and tranquillity are thrashed out
Under the mutual disengagement, both sides will disengage and move back by 1-1.5 kilometres from the friction points
Mutual disengagement of troops at these two friction points is likely to be over within two days
The development echoes a similar claim made after senior Indian and Chinese military commanders met on June 6 near Chushul.
Shringla said that diplomacy is looking at a very changed scenario in terms of how statecraft and relations between countries work in the wake of the pandemic.
Referring to the recent clash between Indian and Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley, he said the action is a result of what China did on Indian soil
Welcoming Modi's visit, Lt Gen (retd) Ashok Mehta said Modi has sent a very strong message to China that India has taken the Chinese action in eastern Ladakh "very seriously"
India, China, and Pakistan all want territory from another. But it's a pursuit doomed to fail as they can't get it without annihilating the other
Neither the defence ministry nor the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) made any comment on the outcome.
In the meeting, the Indian delegation conveyed concerns over China's "new claim lines" in the region and demanded restoration of status quo ante as well as immediate withdrawal of Chinese troops
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The two sectors that are seeing the most PLA activity are Tawang and Walong - both of which bore the brunt of the Chinese offensive in 1962.
What if the Chinese military build-up is just coercive diplomacy? India shouldn't blink but believe the threat of war is real and be prepared