The Congress accused the BJP government of deception and deliberate distortion over alleged Chinese intrusions in Arunachal Pradesh and questioned Modi's 'silence' on the issue.
Adversaries with 'hegemonic' designs try altering status quo under false pretexts, but the Indian Army must, will stand up to all external and internal threats, Lt General Chandi Prasad Mohanty said
"I don't think the Chinese have any doubt on where we stand on our relationship and what's not gone right with it" Jaishankar said.
The country's national legislature has adopted a new law on the protection and exploitation of the land border areas
China has been an aggressor against India along the Himalayan border, a top American diplomat has told lawmakers
The visit comes amid tensions over build-up by the Chinese across the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh and reluctance to resolve remaining issues between the two countries
Indi asserted that the state is an "integral and inalienable" part of India.
India and China on Sunday are set to hold the 13th round of talks to address the ongoing military stand-off between the two countries, according to Army sources.The sources also divulged that the talks will be held at Moldo (Chusul) on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC).Resolution of friction point at Hot Springs will be discussed during the talks, added the source.The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday had said that it expected China to work towards early resolution of the remaining issue along the Line of Control (LoC) in Eastern Ladakh by fully abiding by bilateral agreements and protocols.Addressing a weekly media briefing, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "It is our expectation that China will work towards early resolution of the remaining issue along the Line of Control (LoC) in Eastern Ladakh while fully abiding by bilateral agreements and protocols."Earlier, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation .
Indian and Chinese troops were engaged in a brief face-off near Yangtse in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh last week and it was resolved following talks between local commanders, a report said
After the recent senior military commanders' talks on July 31, a joint statement was issued, terming the talks "constructive", and stating that they "enhanced mutual understanding."
Indian Army said the disengagement process was carried out over August 4 and 5 and the troops of both sides are now in their respective permanent bases
Both sides agreed to resolve the remaining issues in an 'expeditious manner': MEA
The Indian and Chinese armies have agreed to resolve remaining issues in eastern Ladakh in an 'expeditious manner' and described their 12th round of military talks as 'constructive
The latest round of talks will take place after a gap of three months
Boosting its capital expenditure does not require a great deal of money
'The two sides had a frank exchange of views on the situation along the LAC,' the ministry of external affairs said in a statement
It's almost one year since the bitter Galwan valley clash between India and China took place
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 ..
US intelligence community told Congress that Beijing seeks to use coordinated, whole-of-government tools to demonstrate its growing strength
Talks between Indian and Chinese military delegates over the disengagement in Eastern Ladakh at various friction points lasted for 13 hours