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LAC patrolling pact: India, China start disengagement at Depsang, Demchok

LAC patrolling agreement reportedly allows resumption of patrolling as it was before May 2020 standoff, across Depsang, Demchok, northern bank of Pangong Tso, Gogra Hot Springs, and Galwan Valley

Broad consensus achieved on restoring ground situation along LAC: Rajnath

A broad consensus has been achieved by India and China on restoring the "ground situation" along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) pursuant to talks, including for patrolling and grazing cattle in traditional areas, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. Speaking at the Chanakya Defence Dialogue 2024, the defence minister described the pact reached between the two countries as a "significant development" that underscores the importance of defence dialogue on the global stage. "India and China have been involved in talks both at military and diplomatic levels to resolve differences in certain areas along the LAC. Pursuant to the talks, a broad consensus has been achieved to restore the ground situation based on the principle of equal and mutual security," Singh said. "The consensus achieved includes patrolling and grazing (cattle) in traditional areas. This is the power of engaging in continuous dialogue because sooner or later, solutions will emerge," Singh said. Prime ...

Thaw in China ties unlikely to deter India's plans for steel tariffs

China's surging steel exports have sparked complaints from a growing number of countries, with some, such as Turkey and Indonesia

Xi, PM Modi breakthrough came after months of pressure from Indian CEOs

Xi said both sides should strengthen cooperation and manage differences and disagreements

India, China need to boost cooperation, manage differences: Chinese envoy

He emphasised that two nations should set an example in boosting the strength and unity of developing nations

Centre must take people into confidence on China border row: Congress

Days after India and China firmed up an agreement on patrolling by their militaries along the LAC in eastern Ladakh, the Congress on Wednesday said it expects that the disengagement will restore the status quo ante as it existed in March 2020 and asked the government to take the people of India into confidence on the matter. The opposition party's assertion comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping's bilateral talks on the margins of the BRICS summit in Russia. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said many questions remain about the Modi government's announcement that an agreement has been reached with China on patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). "The Foreign Secretary has said that this is 'leading to disengagement and eventually a resolution of the issues that had arisen in these areas in 2020'. We hope that India's worst foreign policy setback in decades is being honourably resolved," he

Four-year-old standoff ends: India and China bury the hatchet... for now

Over the last four years, the nuclear-armed neighbors had moved fighter jets, artillery and missiles closer to the boundary and deployed thousands of troops in a military buildup

Restoring trust with China will take time: Gen Dwivedi on LAC agreement

He further explained that the process will take place in phases, with each step aimed at reducing tensions

India-China LAC agreement: Beijing confirms eastern Ladakh patrolling pact

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson says China will work with India to ensure implementation of agreed resolutions

India-China LAC agreement explained: Does it resolve dispute and what next?

Once implemented, India-China border pact could see Indian Army return to patrolling along India's perception of the LAC in Depsang Plains and Demchok

India, China reach agreement on LAC patrolling; border row may ease now

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Monday that India and China have reached an agreement on patrolling along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh

Xi Jinping inspects military brigade, calls for strengthening deterrence

Chinese President Xi Jinping has inspected a brigade of the military's strategic missile force that underwent a massive purge of officials for corruption in recent years, according to a media report on Saturday. Xi on Thursday visited at Hefei the Chinese People's Liberation Army's (PLA) Rocket Force, a key arm of the military operating the missiles, including nuclear weapons, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. He urged the strategic missile troops to strengthen their deterrence and combat capabilities and resolutely fulfil the tasks entrusted by the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the people, the report said. The Rocket Force, established in 2015 as part of Xi's military overhaul, has been at the centre of the latest anti-corruption campaign targeting the military. Besides heading the ruling CPC and the Presidency, 71-year-old Xi also heads the Central Military Commission (CMC), the overall high command of the Chinese military. His visit to the Rocket Force, which operates

Wildlife Board approves 5 roads in Ladakh, including Daulat Beg Oldie route

The National Board for Wildlife has approved five critical road projects, four of which pass through the Karakoram Wildlife Sanctuary along the Line of Actual Control, and one road to Daulat Beg Oldie

To boost bilateral ties with India, Taiwan opens new office in Mumbai

The new mission would provide 'visa services, document authentication, and emergency assistance to business people, tourists, and Taiwanese nationals' in western India

SCO Summit 2024: All you need to know about key attendees, agenda and more

SCO Summit in Pakistan: The summit is set to commence in Islamabad on October 15-16, with the aim to address critical issues such as regional security, economic cooperation, and combating terrorism

India 'cautiously optimistic' about border talks with China: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh expressed cautious optimism about ongoing diplomatic-military talks with China, emphasising troop disengagement as key to resolving tensions

China is building world's largest amphibious assault ship. Details here

China's Type 076 amphibious assault ship is significantly larger than the US Navy's America-class vessels and Japan's Izumo-class helicopter carriers

IAF downs Chinese spy balloon: What is China up to and what is India doing?

An IAF Rafale jet recently shot down a Chinese balloon using a missile at an altitude of nearly 55,000 feet on the eastern front near China

Situation along LAC stable, not normal: Army chief on east Ladakh standoff

The situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is stable but sensitive and not normal, Chief of Army Staff Gen Upendra Dwivedi said on Tuesday on the dragging military standoff between China and India in the region. Though a "positive signalling" is coming out from the diplomatic talks between the two sides on resolution of the row, the execution of any plan depends on the military commanders on the ground, Gen Dwivedi said. He was speaking at a curtain raiser event on the Chanakya Defence Dialogue. India and China held two rounds of diplomatic talks in July and August with an aim to find early resolution of outstanding issues in their standoff on the LAC in eastern Ladakh. "The positive signalling is coming from the diplomatic side, but what we need to understand (is that) the diplomatic side gives options and possibilities," he said. "But when it comes to the execution on ground, when it relates to ground per se; it is dependent on the military commanders

China's missile intercept test a message for India? Here's what we know

While the precise location and timing of the test was not disclosed, Chinese state media reported the development on the same day that India and China held their 31st meeting on border affairs