Indian and Chinese troops used to come face to face on the LAC many times but this time the situation is different, said the defence minister in a TV interview
Singh said he conveyed to US Defence Secretary Mark T Esper that India and China have existing mechanisms to resolve 'problems' through talks
Trump previously offered to mediate between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue, a proposal rejected by New Delhi which maintains that there is no role for any third party in bilateral issues.
Trump last year offered to mediate between India and Pakistan over Kashmir if both sides agreed but New Delhi rejected his statement
Trump last year offered to mediate between India and Pakistan over Kashmir if both sides agreed but New Delhi rejected his statement
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson refers to talks between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
During the two-day meeting, the top brass of the force is likely to discuss security issues along with other points
The fact that more Chinese soldiers are now crossing over into the Indian side can be the result of growing Chinese aggressiveness on territorial issues
Economic weakness will affect India's strategic position in the region
There was no official word on whether the Su-30 jets were rushed in to carry out the sorties in the wake of the face-off and aggressive Chinese posturing in the area
Xi ordered the military to think about worst-case scenarios, scale up training and battle preparedness, promptly and effectively deal with all sorts of complex situations
While patrol intrusions from both sides are routine in areas where the Line of Actual Control (LAC) - the de facto border between India and China - is disputed
Both the Indian and Chinese armies have brought in more troops in sensitive locations like Demchok, Daulat Beg Oldie and areas around Galwan river as well as Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh
Both sides agree to work on rolling out more confidence-building measures along border, in sync with decision taken during second informal summit between PM Modi and Chinese Premier Xi in October
Wang Yi's India visit is the first by a senior Chinese leader after President Xi Jinping's summit with PM Narendra Modi in Mamallapuram.
However, there is no official announcement on the visit yet.
The total bilateral trade last year was over $95 billion, which is set to touch the $100 billion mark this year
The India-China border dispute covers 3,488-km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC). China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of southern Tibet while India contests it.
The incident took place after Indian soldiers patrolling the area did not heed to objection to their presence in the area by Chinese troops, the sources said on Thursday
India on Monday said it has reservations on joining the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership with the ASEAN countries and its six FTA partners, due to concerns, including the "enormous" trade deficit with China, which has ballooned to over USD 57 billion. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement is being negotiated among 10 ASEAN members (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) and their six trade partners -- Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea and New Zealand to create a free trade pact covering a third of the world's economy. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, speaking during a panel discussion at the inaugural session of India-Singapore Business & Innovation Summit here, said India remained concerned over the unfair" market access to Indian products and the "protectionist policies" of Beijing that have created a significant trade deficit between the two nations. The ..