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Indian Army releases video song on 1st anniversary of Galwan clash
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Susmita Pakrasi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 16, 2021 08:13 AM IST
- Sung by singer Hariharan, the song titled 'Galwan ke Veer' highlights the valour of the Indian soldiers guarding the Galwan and says the "heroes" had risen to the occasion when challenged on the mountains.
Don’t be suspicious, China tells India on Galwan anniversary
By Sutirtho Patranobis, Beijing
UPDATED ON JUN 16, 2021 12:18 AM IST
New Delhi has repeatedly dismissed Beijing’s attempts to blame India for the ongoing border tension in eastern Ladakh, saying China’s People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) troops illegally trespassed across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) last year in May.
Galwan heroes remembered on first anniversary of violent clash
By HT Correspondent, Jammu
UPDATED ON JUN 15, 2021 06:16 PM IST
On June 15, 2020, 20 Indian soldiers laid down their lives defending the country in face of Chinese aggression.
_1623741047547_1623741061105.png "Lt Colonel B Santosh Babu and 19 other soldiers of the Indian Army lost their lives in the Galwan Valley clash on June 15, 2020.(PTI Photo)")
PLA de-escalation at Gogra area stuck a year after bloody Galwan skirmish
By Shishir Gupta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUN 15, 2021 12:44 PM IST
The entire disengagement and de-escalation process is in a limbo with the PLA dragging its feet on the resolution of Gogra Hot Springs area.
Trust deficit remains a year after Galwan clash
By Rahul Singh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 15, 2021 01:51 AM IST
India and China have been locked in a standoff in the Ladakh sector for over a year, and are currently negotiating a withdrawal of troops and weapons from friction points on the disputed border.
One year post Galwan, Indian forces deeply entrenched along LAC
ANI | , New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUN 14, 2021 10:17 PM IST
The strengthening of positions has taken place at all levels in the armed forces including both the Indian Army and Air Force.
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PLA can employ troops in forward areas at short notice, says army chief Naravane
By Rahul Singh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 28, 2021 09:17 PM IST
- Both armies have 50,000-60,000 troops each in the Ladakh theatre, and deployments haven’t thinned after the disengagement in Pangong Tso, Naravane said.
Need to resolve legacy issues through dialogue, not unilateral actions: Naravane
ANI | , New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON APR 19, 2021 11:29 PM IST
Speaking on 'Geopolitics of Indo-Pacific Region' during the 'Chief of Army Symposium 2021' organised by the Australian Army, Gen Naravane also said there have been "positive developments" along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
Day after PLA deaths are announced, hate messages target Indian embassy
By Sutirtho Patranobis, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 21, 2021 02:00 AM IST
Thousands of abusive messages targeted the Indian embassy’s Weibo account since information about four soldiers being killed in the Galwan Valley clash was published in the PLA Daily newspaper on Friday
In Pictures: Army shares pictures of PLA’s disengagement process
By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 16, 2021 03:37 PM IST
- The Army shared pictures of tanks and convoys of light armored vehicles moving with soldiers and equipment towards the rear areas as part of the disengagement process.
Parliamentary panel on defence to visit Galwan Valley, Pangong lake
PTI | , New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 13, 2021 02:26 PM IST
The 30-member committee, chaired by senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Jual Oram and of which Rahul Gandhi is also a member, wishes to visit the eastern Ladakh region in the last week of May or in June.
Treatment meted out to farmers should be extended to Chinese aggressors: Owaisi
PTI | , New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 09, 2021 11:18 PM IST
Owaisi said the "infrastructure" that should have been created at the borders to check Chinese troops was erected at Tikri, Singhu and Ghazipur borders to prevent farmers from entering Delhi.
Use the Ladakh crisis as an opportunity
By Anit Mukherjee
UPDATED ON FEB 08, 2021 06:33 AM IST
Civilians need to focus, laser-like, perhaps by creating a Defence Reforms Unit nested within the National Security Council, to push the military to adopt necessarily painful organisational reforms.
Troops come to blows in India-China face-off
By Rahul Singh, Rezaul H Laskar, Sutirtho Patranobis
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 05:22 AM IST
- The latest incident took place at Naku La area, which is at a height of over 5,000 metres, on January 20, when Chinese soldiers attempted to intrude into the Indian territory.
India, China to hold ninth round of corps commander level talks tomorrow
By Rahul Singh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 23, 2021 01:12 PM IST
India, China to hold ninth round of corps commander level talks over Ladakh standoff tomorrow.
China top threat to US, free world since World War II, says outgoing intelligence director Ratcliffe
Washington | By Associated Press | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
PUBLISHED ON DEC 04, 2020 04:49 PM IST
In Beijing, foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying dismissed the editorial as a further move to spread “false information, political viruses and lies” in hopes of damaging China’s reputation and China-US relations.
Indian Navy ensured deterrence against any misadventure by PLA navy: Vice Admiral Chawla
Kochi | By Press Trust of India | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
UPDATED ON DEC 02, 2020 05:48 PM IST
The vice admiral was responding to a query on whether there was a clamour for India to assert itself in seas during the tense border standoff in eastern Ladakh involving the troops of the two countries.
China ‘planned’ Galwan Valley clash, US commission says in report to Congress
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Rezaul H Laskar
UPDATED ON DEC 02, 2020 09:12 PM IST
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”
‘Remember Abbottabad’: India slams Pak for presenting ‘dossier of lies’ at UN
Washington | By Asian News International | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
UPDATED ON NOV 25, 2020 09:13 AM IST
Pakistan has given to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres a dossier accusing India of ‘stoking’ terrorism in Pakistan.
Pak’s million mutinies, ghosts and Doval’s doctrine of ‘defensive offence’
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Shishir Gupta
UPDATED ON NOV 25, 2020 01:20 PM IST
Indian spooks have succeeded spectacularly in Pakistan by not only engineering the greatest intelligence coup of the century.
Indian Army, PLA consider scaling up disengagement
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Rahul Singh
UPDATED ON NOV 12, 2020 11:15 AM IST
The highlights of the proposal include both armies retreating from their current positions in Finger Area on the northern bank of Pangong Tso
US stands with India, says Mike Pompeo; cites killing of Indian soldiers in Galwan
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai
UPDATED ON OCT 27, 2020 03:25 PM IST
“The US will stand with India as they confront threats to their sovereignty, liberty,” Pompeo said while issuing a joint statement after the 2+2 India-US Ministerial Dialogue.
Mohan Bhagwat knows the truth, just scared: Rahul Gandhi’s jibe at RSS chief’s China comments
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Meenakshi Ray
UPDATED ON OCT 25, 2020 08:13 PM IST
Bhagwat said in his speech in an indoor event, which was attended by 50 swayamsevaks due to Covid-19 guidelines, that India needs to be better than China in terms of military preparedness, adding the world is aware of that country’s expansionist designs.
‘In 1962, then-PM had already said ‘Bye Bye Assam’: Amit Shah on Rahul Gandhi’s ‘driving out the Chinese in 15 mins’ claim
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
UPDATED ON OCT 20, 2020 07:19 AM IST
Gandhi had said on October 7, “China would not dare to take a step inside our territory, if we were in power, we would have evicted and thrown out China and it would not have taken 15 minutes to do so.”
India-China prepare for 8th round of military commanders’ talks next week
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Shishir Gupta
UPDATED ON OCT 18, 2020 12:45 PM IST
According to senior officials, India and China are not impatient over a resolution on the friction points but have decided to keep the dialogue channels open at both military commander and diplomatic levels.
‘Tide’s begun to turn’: Pompeo says US, India partners in fight against China
Washington | By Agence France-Presse | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
UPDATED ON OCT 10, 2020 07:53 AM IST
Pompeo will travel shortly to New Delhi with Defense Secretary Mark Esper for annual talks with their Indian counterparts.
At QUAD meet, Pompeo discusses China’s ‘malign activity’ with Australian counterpart
Tokyo | By Agence France-Presse | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
UPDATED ON OCT 06, 2020 04:50 PM IST
The talks in Tokyo come with the United States, Australia and India all at loggerheads with Beijing -- leaving Japan in the delicate position of standing alongside its allies while attempting to preserve gradually improving ties with China.
India, China to hold corps commander level talks on border row on Oct 12
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent | Edited by Meenakshi Ray
UPDATED ON OCT 04, 2020 11:56 PM IST
Both sides had held the last round of talks on the border standoff on September 21, which remained inconclusive as Indian negotiators firmly demanded comprehensive disengagement at all flashpoints and restoration of status quo ante as the only approach towards de-escalation.
Rs 7,800 crore border network system cleared by govt
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Rahul Singh
UPDATED ON OCT 02, 2020 08:45 AM IST
Project aims to give a major boost to Indian Army’s operational preparedness.