ITBP chief S S Deswal also said the infrastructure along the Line of Actual Control is also being ramped up at a rapid pace
Army chief general MM Naravane said that he was hopeful that the Indian and Chinese militaries will be able to reach an agreement on disengagement and de-escalation of tension in eastern Ladakh
Prime Minister says countries should respect territorial integrity, as border dispute with China continues and Islamabad tries to rake up Kashmir at international forums
India and China are engaged in a seven-month long standoff along the LAC
Amid a Sino-India border row, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the agreements between two countries must be respected scrupulously in their entirety to restore normalcy in ties
The defence minister also clearly asserted that there will be no budgetary constraints to enhance the capability of the Army and meeting its other requirements
"I salute and bow in front of the mothers of bravehearts of Galwan valley who not only made the Bihar but the entire country proud," Singh stated
The US and Japan are the other countries that participate in the annual exercise, which is likely to take place next month in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea
The Chinese soldier has been identified as Wang Ya Long and he has been provided with required medical assistance including oxygen, food and warm clothes
The missile was fired from INS Chennai, a stealth destroyer, and it hit the target with pin-point accuracy after performing "extremely complex" manoeuvres
India and China have held seven rounds of military talks at the Corps commander level with the latest meeting on Monday lasting nearly 12 hours
There is no official word on the talks yet but sources said the agenda was to finalise a roadmap for disengagement of troops from all the friction points
India has been maintaining that the disengagement process has to start simultaneously at all the friction points
The Corps Commander talks are taking place with a specific agenda of firming up a roadmap for disengagement of troops from the friction points in eastern Ladakh
The Indian delegation at the talks is likely to be headed by Lt Gen Harinder Singh, the commander of the Leh-based 14 Corps of the Indian Army
As the rivalry between India and China intensifies, the United States and India have taken their shared anger toward Beijing and forged stronger diplomatic and military ties
Corps commanders of the two sides held a nearly 14-hour-long meeting on September 21 following which they announced a slew of decisions to de-escalate the tense situation
Srivastava said it is the Chinese side which by its attempts to transgress the LAC in various parts of the Western Sector has tried to unilaterally alter the status quo
The BRO is also studying the feasibility of constructing a tunnel beneath the 13.5-km-long snow avalanche-prone Shinku La like the Rohtang tunnel to avoid the majestic pass
It also conveyed to the Chinese side that as the standoff began in early May due to aggressive actions by the Chinese troops, they should take the lead in disengaging from the friction points