The Indian government on Tuesday night dismissed reports that the Chinese military had used microwave weapons against Indian soldiers during the border clash in eastern Ladakh, forcing them to withdraw. British newspaper The times, among other publications, reported Tuesday that a professor at Renmin University in Beijing had claimed during …
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India-China relations have been disrupted by the inexplicable violation of agreements on border management and troop deployment and Beijing needs to reflect on the world’s reaction to its actions, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday . The current state of bilateral relations is a “cause for concern” because 45 …
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Written by Anil Sasi, Prabha Raghavan | New Delhi | Updated: November 17, 2020 10:50:10 am An official said India was not averse to trade pacts, as it has started negotiations for some 20 trade pacts with countries and groups of countries. However, the government has objections to joining RCEP …
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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court said Monday that it should not interfere with publications, particularly in the military, as someone has to go and serve in places like Ladakh, certain areas of the Northeast and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The high court declared this while listening to an appeal filed …
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Nawang Namgyal, 5, became an internet sensation after ITBP shared her video greeting the Jawans in Ladakh New Delhi: One month after a video of a 5-year-old boy saluting “kadak” to the soldiers of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in Ladakh broke the internet with his enthusiasm and tenderness, the …
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It snowed last night in the Daulet Beg Oldi sector and the temperature along the 1,597 km long Royal Line of Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh has plummeted below zero with a fierce wind that has reduced the chill factor. Despite the elements, Indian Army troops have not moved an …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday criticized China, saying the whole world is concerned about expansionist forces. Today the whole world is concerned about expansionist forces. Expansionism is, in a way, a mental disorder and reflects 18th century thinking. India is also becoming a strong voice against this thinking, ”Prime …
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Center has asked Twitter to explain why it showed Leh as part of J&K (Representational) New Delhi: The government has told Twitter to explain in “five working days” why it showed Leh as part of Jammu and Kashmir rather than a separate Union territory, the sources said. If Twitter is …
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Russia said on Thursday that any further escalation of tensions between India and China could affect regional stability in Eurasia and reiterated the need to find a negotiated settlement for the border confrontation along the Royal Line of Control (LAC). Russia’s deputy chief of mission, Roman Babushkin, pointed to meetings …
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Written by Deeptiman Tiwary, Krishn Kaushik | New Delhi | Updated: November 12, 2020 6:58:36 am A view of the Pangong Tso lake in the Ladakh region (Reuters / Archive) Six months after PLA troops reached 8 km west of the point that India claims marks the Royal Line of …
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