Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Army Chief General MM Naravane on Friday arrived at Stakna, Leh to witness para dropping skills of the Armed Forces
Singh will be accompanied by Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane and it will be his first visit to Ladakh after the standoff between the armies of India and China
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
The Corps Commander-level talks between India and China over the second phase of disengagement along the LAC have concluded at Chushul Border post in Eastern Ladakh
The key focus of the high level meeting is expected to be to a roll out of the phase two of the disengagement process
People familiar with the development said the fourth round of Lt General-level talks will be held early next week with an aim to finalise modalities for withdrawal of troops
The demilitarised zone will lie entirely in Indian territory and the Line of Actual Control (LAC) would effectively shift by 1-3 km into India
Ministry of External Affairs said the talks were held under the framework of Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs
In his video, he said that there was an incident on June 15th on the India-China border causing casualties, which neither China nor India would like to see
Uttarakhand gov will not use any Chinese equipment or devices, said Chief Minister Rawat amid calls for boycotting Made in China goods after Galwan Valley clash last month
As per the mutual understanding, neither side will carry out any patrolling in the friction points till modalities for restoration of peace and tranquillity are thrashed out
Under the mutual disengagement, both sides will disengage and move back by 1-1.5 kilometres from the friction points
The disengagement process between armies of India and China at friction points along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh completed on Wednesday and the Chinese troops have moved back by approximately 2 kms
A day after NSA Ajit Doval held talks with Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, Rahul Gandhi asked why "China allowed to justify the murder of 20 unarmed jawans in our territory."
Notwithstanding the strong winds and the chilling weather, the ground crew and pilots are flying using even very small windows when the wind speed is low
The development echoes a similar claim made after senior Indian and Chinese military commanders met on June 6 near Chushul.
NSA Ajit Doval held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister and State Councilor Wang Yi over video call yesterday
MEA press statement says agreement was reached between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed soldiers in Nimoo, Ladakh, during his trip to the region to review the situation along the Line of Actual Control
China today said that artificial blocks to bilateral cooperation would harm India's interests and that the two countries should work together to uphold peace in their border region