A top US admiral has said and alleged that Beijing's lack of transparency and duplicitous actions in the Indian Ocean region threaten stability and security there
The US provided some information, cold-weather clothing and some other equipment to India during its recent border crisis with China, which has adopted an increasingly assertive military posture to exert pressure and expand its influence across the region, a top Pentagon commander has told American lawmakers. Admiral Philips Davidson, Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, also told the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that China's recent activities along the Line of Actual Control have opened India's eyes to what cooperative effort with others might mean for their own defensive needs as he observed that New Delhi, in the very near term, will deepen its engagement with the Quad. "India has long had an approach called strategic autonomy, you know, a nonaligned approach with others, but I think certainly the activities along the Line of Actual Control with China has opened their eyes to what cooperative effort with others might mean for their own defensive needs,"
China and India should shed mutual 'suspicion' and create 'enabling conditions', the FM said
The country has nurtured close relations with like-minded nations to further common security interests, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said
The tri-junction area in Sikkim adjoins Bhutan and Tibet
General Zhao Zongq is a former top People's Liberation Army officer
According to the sources, the marathon 10th round of talks began at 10 am Saturday and ended at 2 am Sunday
India has been slow to issue visas to Chinese engineers, who are needed to help Taiwanese companies set up factories in the South Asian nation
Indian and Chinese militaries are locked in a bitter standoff in eastern Ladakh since May last year
Rahul Gandhi said there will be no peace and tranquillity if there is no status quo ante at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China
Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane on Thursday said the situation along the northern frontier highlighted the nature of threats facing India in preserving its territorial integrity and sovereignty
External Affairs Minister said senior military commanders of India and China held nine rounds of talks on process of disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh and the parleys will continue in future
In another attack on Centre, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that the Chinese Army is building a new road and post in Sikkim. He dared the government to talk about China
President Kovind condoled the sacrifice of 20 jawans in a clash at the Galwan Valley
Chinese social media firm Bytedance, which owns Tiktok and Helo apps, has announced the closure of its India business following continued restrictions on its services in the country
India has retained a ban on 59 Chinese apps
India has decided to retain its ban on video app TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps after reviewing responses from the companies on issues such as compliance and privacy
Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane stressed that the sacrifices of those killed in Galwan won't go to waste
Both sides have deployed heavily in the contested area, and the escalation poses the most serious military crisis between the nuclear-armed neighbours for decades.
Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane on Tuesday said he was hopeful that India and China will be able to reach an agreement to resolve the eastern Ladakh standoff