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Eye on Doklam, China nibbles at disputed land in northern Bhutan

Since 1984, China and Bhutan have held 24 rounds of talks to settle their disagreements; in April they agreed to hold the 25th round soon

India-China relations going through a 'very difficult phase': Jaishankar

India's relationship with China is going through a 'very difficult phase' but recent discussions have yielded positive results in terms of easing the flow of logistics during Covid, says Jaishankar

Army Chief General Naravane visits eastern Ladakh and Siachen

Naravane reviewed India's operational preparedness in the strategically key sectors, official sources said.

China brought enormous force to border without provocation: S Jaishankar

China brought enormous force to the border, apparently referring to the Line of Actual Control (LAC), without provocation, said Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar on Monday.Speaking at the All India Management Association National Leadership Conclave, the external affairs minister pointed that for the last 40 years, India and China have had peace and tranquillity on the border though not "suggesting that we solved the boundary dispute"."For last 40 years, we have had peace and tranquillity on the border. I'm not suggesting that we solved the boundary dispute... But the rest of our relationship got built on an assumption that neither would use force or threaten another. We had different agreements that translated those good intentions into commitments," he said at the conclave."Last year, that changed. The Chinese, without provocation, brought an enormous force to the border. This not rocket science; you cannot disrupt peace & tranquillity at the border and carry on with ..

Govt's 'wasteful talks' with China hurting national security: Rahul Gandhi

'Our nation deserves better', says Congress leader.

India-China border tensions remain high despite force pullbacks: US Intel

US intelligence community told Congress that Beijing seeks to use coordinated, whole-of-government tools to demonstrate its growing strength

Indian must cherish current positive trend of de-escalation in Ladakh: PLA

The Chinese military has said that India should cherish the "current positive trend" of de-escalation and cooling down of tensions in the border area

India, China agree to maintain stability at LAC, avoid any new incidents

Both India and China agreed to continue their communication and dialogue and work towards a mutually acceptable resolution at the earliest

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India, China likely to hold fresh round of military talks on Friday

India and China are likely to hold the next round of corps commander level talks on Friday that is expected to focus on disengagement of troops in remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh

Peace and Pakistan

The besieged country looks for a breather

Shekhar Gupta: A new case for peace with Pakistan

If India thinks it's caught in an awful two-front situation, the picture is more challenging for Pakistan. It can continue fighting India and become a protectorate of China

India, China hold talks on addressing remaining issues in eastern Ladakh

In a statement, it said the two sides should continue their dialogue to reach a mutually acceptable solution for complete disengagement from all friction points at the earliest

Telcos can buy gear only from 'trusted' vendors as DoT tweaks licence norms

Under the new rules, equipment companies will have to enroll on a website, which will establish whether the firm is a trusted source or not

Signposts from China

In its post-Covid recovery phase, China springs a few surprises but sticks to the familiar on foreign policy with India

Best of BS Opinion: Signposts from China, consumer sentiments, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Defence Budget: Military gets 28% less budget than it projected

Money requested for equipment modernisation slashed by 38 per cent

Dealing with cyber-attacks

India needs a carefully calibrated strategy

Mumbai 'cyberattack' puts focus on the need for greater security

India Inc leaders said they are taking sufficient action and investing in technology to prevent such attacks, especially since work-from-home became a norm

Indo-Pak on a break

The latest ceasefire reflects political expediency