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]Pups named after Ladakh fronts inducted into ITBP canine squad
The puppies have been named after the various strategic geographical locations of the Ladakh sector where the ITBP is deployed as part of its primary task to guard the 3,488-km long Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
Updated on Jan 02, 2021 06:37 PM IST
Press Trust of India | Posted by Shivani Kumar
No meaningful outcome of talks with China on LAC standoff: Rajnath Singh
In an exclusive interview with ANI, Union defence minister Rajnath Singh said that if status quo continues, there cannot be a reduction in the deployment of troops.
Updated on Dec 30, 2020 10:12 AM IST
New Delhi | Asian News International| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal
China sells 50 armed drones to Pakistan, begins psyops. It’s a reminder | Analysis
The Chinese state media claimed Indian ground formations will be unable to parry an attack by large number of armed drones. But armed drones perform optimally in uncontested air spaces or where it has air dominance.
Updated on Dec 26, 2020 11:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta
India calls for holding early talks on LAC
The two sides have been unable to make a breakthrough in the nearly eight-month standoff in Ladakh sector of the LAC despite several rounds of diplomatic and military talks, though external affairs ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said these discussions had resulted in better understanding of each other’s positions.
Updated on Dec 25, 2020 01:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
For total disengagement, India wants military commanders’ meet with China at ‘early date’
The two sides have been unable to make a breakthrough in the nearly eight-month standoff in Ladakh sector of the LAC despite several rounds of diplomatic and military talks, though external affairs ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said these discussions had resulted in better understanding of each other’s positions.
Updated on Dec 24, 2020 08:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Army chief General Naravane reviews troop preparedness in forward areas along LAC
Among the areas visited by Naravane was Rechin La, one of the regions on the south bank of Pangong Lake where Indian troops occupied strategic heights in an operation during August 29-30 to pre-empt moves by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to unilaterally change the status quo along the LAC.
Updated on Dec 23, 2020 08:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
India and Japan oppose attempts to ‘unilaterally change status quo by coercion’
The statement was perceived as a strong endorsement for India’s demand for restoration of status quo on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Ladakh sector
Updated on Dec 22, 2020 05:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rezaul H Laskar
India wants further talks with China for ‘mutually acceptable solution’ to LAC standoff
New Delhi has maintained that attempts by Chinese troops to unilaterally alter the status quo on the LAC and violation of several agreements for maintaining peace and tranquillity on the disputed border triggered the standoff.
Updated on Dec 17, 2020 10:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Trust between Indian Army and China’s PLA evaporated after Galwan clash, says top military commander
Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan, General officer in command, Eastern Command, said there’ve been no major intrusions or face-offs in Eastern Command area since friction in Ladakh.
Updated on Dec 16, 2020 05:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi
India stood up to China’s ‘aggression’, forced PLA troops back: Rajnath Singh
Rajnath Singh called on industry to step up to forge partnerships to provide the armed forces with the right technology and equipment for defending the country and also for driving the export of military hardware.
Updated on Dec 14, 2020 03:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rezaul H Laskar
Indian defence forces to stock weapons, ammo for 15-day intense war
Making use of the extended stocking requirements and the emergency financial powers in the ongoing conflict with China in Eastern Ladakh, the defence forces are expected to spend over Rs 50,000 crore for acquisition of equipment and ammunition from both local and foreign sources.
Updated on Dec 13, 2020 03:58 PM IST
New Delhi | Asian News International | Posted by Prashasti Singh
China wants India to accept the new normal on LAC, move on to restore bilateral ties | Analysis
While India wants China to restore status quo ante of April 2020, Beijing apparently feels that Modi government will come to terms with the new normal on LAC and revive ties in the coming months and willy-nilly accept the rise of the Middle Kingdom.
Updated on Dec 13, 2020 10:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta
China faces ‘real danger’ of losing goodwill created by decades of good ties: Jaishankar
Jaishankar described this year’s events along the LAC as “very disturbing”, and said they had raised “very basic concerns”. These events occurred because China “has not abided by agreements that we have had with them about respecting and observing the LAC and not bringing forces to the LAC”, he said
Updated on Dec 12, 2020 07:32 PM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Situation at border over last 6 months result of China’s actions: India
The two sides haven’t made headway on disengagement and de-escalation at friction points on the LAC despite several rounds of diplomatic and military talks.
Updated on Dec 11, 2020 08:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rezaul H Laskar
Jaishankar calls out China, cites its 5 differing explanations for Ladakh violations
With the India-China border standoff in its eighth month, Jaishankar made it clear that extensive contacts between the two sides at different levels had so far failed to address the basic issue that “agreements are not being observed”
Updated on Dec 09, 2020 08:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rezaul H Laskar
Satellite imagery shows China setting up border villages between India, Bhutan
Several villages have come up in the tri-junction between India, Bhutan and China, and the move follows the upgrading and construction of Chinese military facilities.
Updated on Dec 06, 2020 10:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Beijing | Rezaul H Laskar, Sutirtho Patranobis | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
China is using Tibet’s waters against India | Analysis
The timing of the announcement to build a “super dam” on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo river close to the LAC can be linked to the ongoing border tensions, which is rooted in China’s refusal to acknowledge the McMahon Line
Updated on Dec 05, 2020 08:46 PM IST
Dechen Palmo
Imperative for China to adhere to agreements on LAC, says India
External affairs ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said The “core issue” continues to be strict adherence to bilateral agreements and protocols for maintaining peace and tranquillity along the LAC.
Updated on Dec 03, 2020 09:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
China ‘planned’ Galwan Valley clash, US commission says in report to Congress
The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission described the nearly eight-month-long India-China standoff along the LAC as the “most severe border crisis in decades”
Updated on Dec 02, 2020 09:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rezaul H Laskar
Chinese construction activities along Indian border ‘provocative measure’: US lawmaker
India and China have been locked in a military standoff, which began in May, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.
Updated on Nov 29, 2020 09:26 AM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India | Posted by Prashasti Singh
HTLS 2020: ‘Won’t allow unilateral action by PLA at LAC’, says Rajnath Singh
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s senior-most minister also said that India can never forget the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai — Thursday marked the 12th anniversary of the terror attack — and assured the country that this won’t happen again.
Updated on Nov 27, 2020 07:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Spotlight on Ladakh, China secretly made moves in central, Sikkim and eastern sectors
While Hindustan Times has already reported the PLA’s force accretion in East Ladakh, something that reduces the chances of the status quo ante being restored at friction points, Indian military commanders are concerned about the build-up across the LAC, from Kaurik Pass in Himachal Pradesh to Fish Tail I and II in Arunachal Pradesh.
Updated on Nov 20, 2020 07:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta
India, China to hold another round of talks on border stand-off
The eighth round of talks between senior military commanders of the two sides, which was held in Chushul on November 6, was also joined by joint secretary (East Asia) Naveen Srivastava of the external affairs ministry.
Updated on Nov 20, 2020 06:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
India, China to hold another round of talks soon on border standoff
The External Affairs Ministry said India would continue dialogue and communication through military and diplomatic channels to ensure complete disengagement and full restoration of peace and tranquillity along the LAC in Ladakh.
Updated on Nov 19, 2020 09:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
China is fortifying defences across Ladakh border, not prepping to disengage
China’s PLA, contrary to media reports, is not moving back from Finger 4 on the north bank of Pangong Tso and is carrying out an exercise to widen and black tar a road between Finger 6 and Finger 8 to enable faster deployment of troops.
Updated on Nov 19, 2020 11:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta
‘Stressful relations’: Jaishankar analyses China ties, then some advice
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said current status of Sino-Indian bilateral ties is a “cause for concern” because 45 years of peace and tranquillity on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) have been eroded by the developments of this year.
Updated on Nov 17, 2020 11:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rezaul H Laskar
HTLS 2020: Challenges and opportunities of new era in national security
In the run-up to the HT Leadership Summit this year, premised on the apt theme of defining a new era, the realm of national security merits attention. An objective assessment of the challenges to India’s national security in the current period would point to the inclusive nature of the concept of national security and how this has affected both the state and the citizen – from China to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
Updated on Nov 17, 2020 06:27 PM IST
C Uday Bhaskar
Indian troops hold positions at LAC in Ladakh braving PLA and polar temperatures
The PLA troops are also packed up on their side of the LAC and holding their positions at Gogra-Hot Springs, North Pangong Tso and on South Pangong Tso with accretion of troops across the DBO sector.
Updated on Nov 14, 2020 11:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta
India hits Pak targets after shelling at LOC
The heavy exchange of fire — triggered by ceasefire violations by the Pakistani army on the eve of Diwali — has turned the spotlight on the LoC at a time when Indian and Chinese forces are locked in a border dispute along the contested Line of Actual Control (LAC)
Updated on Nov 14, 2020 01:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Srinagar | Rahul Singh and Mir Ehsan
India, China to hold another round of talks on border standoff soon: MEA
The two sides are reportedly discussing proposals to withdraw tanks and artillery from along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), creating a zone between fingers four and seven where there will be no patrolling by both sides, and thinning troops on the south bank of Pangong Lake, which will be followed by a joint verification.
Updated on Nov 12, 2020 10:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent