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Rahul Gandhi visits Khardung La mountain pass during bike trip in Ladakh. Watch

Rahul Gandhi visits Khardung La pass in Ladakh during bike trip.

Rahul Gandhi during visit to Khardung La mountain pass in Ladakh. (ANI)

india news

Published on Aug 21, 2023 04:43 PM IST

ByYagya Sharma

Rahul Gandhi's bike ride in Ladakh sparks BJP-Congress slugfest over roads

Political slugfest triggered as Rahul Gandhi rides a bike to Pangong Lake in Ladakh, BJP and Congress clash over roads.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi embarks on a bike ride to Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh on Saturday. (Rahul Gandhi Instagram)

india news

Published on Aug 20, 2023 02:32 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Rahul Gandhi rides motorcycle from Leh to Pangong Lake

Ahead of Kargil hill council polls, meeting with party leaders, workers on cards; the Wayanad MP shared 10 photographs of his bike ride to Ladakh on Instagram

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi embarks on a bike ride to Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh on Saturday. (ANI)

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Updated on Aug 20, 2023 01:32 AM IST

ByRavi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu

China again seeks to de-link standoff at LAC with bilateral relations

China has again sought to delink the standoff with India on the LAC from the overall bilateral relationship.

China's defence minister General Li Shangfu at theSCO defence ministers' meeting in New Delhi on Friday. (PTI)

india news

Updated on Apr 29, 2023 12:14 AM IST

ByRezaul H Laskar, New Delhi

Tourists in Ladakh advised not to stay near Pangong Lake without prior booking

Extending to almost 160km with one-third lying in India and the other two-thirds in China, the Pangong Lake is the world’s highest saltwater water body at an altitude of 4,350 metre, and a great attraction for the tourists visiting Ladakh.

lifestyle

Updated on Jun 19, 2022 09:11 AM IST

PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Leh

India doubles down on opposition to China’s second bridge across Pangong Lake

Both bridges are located across the narrowest section of the 134-km-long lake. They will cut the distance between Chinese troop positions on the north bank to a key People’s Liberation Army (PLA) base at Rutog, on the eastern end of the lake, by around 150 km.

Satellite imagery of the site indicates that the first bridge built by China across Pangong Lake is narrower and has been completed. Both the bridges are in areas that have continued to be under the illegal occupation of China since the 1960s. (Image used for representation). (HT FILE PHOTO.)

india news

Updated on May 21, 2022 01:25 AM IST

ByRezaul H Laskar

Bridges across Pangong in area under China's illegal occupation since 1960s: MEA

The MEA said the Centre, on several occasions, had made it clear that the Union territories of J&K and Ladakh were an integral part of India and “we expect other countries to respect India's sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.

india news

Updated on May 20, 2022 07:15 PM IST

ByHT News Desk, New Delhi

China starts building another bridge across Pangong Lake

The second bridge is being constructed parallel to the first bridge, which is narrower and was completed in April this year.

The first bridge is being used to move equipment such as cranes needed to build the second one, according to experts who analysed the latest high-resolution satellite imagery of the site. (PTI)

india news

Updated on May 19, 2022 06:35 AM IST

ByRezaul H Laskar and Rahul Singh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

China's new claim on PLA disengagement in eastern Ladakh’s Hot Spring area

China has said for the first time that soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have disengaged in the Hot Spring area of Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.

The Chinese foreign ministry told HT that China is working closely with India to reach an acceptable solution to the standoff in eastern Ladakh ‘as soon as possible’. (AP file)

india news

Updated on Mar 16, 2022 07:03 AM IST

BySutirtho Patranobis, Rezaul H Laskar, Beijing /new Delhi

Army orders fast patrol boats for surveillance of Pangong lake in Ladakh

The order - the first defence contract in the New Year - has been placed with a domestic shipyard as part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign to boost self-reliance in the defence sector. The army will begin to accept deliveries of the boats this year.

Heights on both banks of the Pangong lake have been at the centre of the border row between India and China. (AP photo)

india news

Updated on Jan 01, 2021 09:45 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRahul Singh

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.

Army Chief General MM Naravane reached the forward areas early on Wednesday and visited troops of XIV Corps, popularly known as the “Fire and Fury Corps” and part of the Udhampur-based Northern Command.(PTI)

india news

Updated on Dec 23, 2020 08:53 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Army chief Naravane reviews situation along LAC

Gen MM Naravane, who reached the forward area at 8.30am, visited troops of the XIV Corps, which is part of the Udhampur-based Northern Command

Indian Army chief General MM Naravane visits forward areas of Fire and Fury Corps including Rechin La.(Twitter.com/ ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY)

india news

Updated on Dec 23, 2020 06:48 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Zara Khan

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.

The border standoff has entered its seventh month and tens of thousands of troops from both sides have dug in for the winter along the LAC in Ladakh sector. (AP photo)

india news

Updated on Nov 12, 2020 10:26 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

EAM Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart meet in Moscow amid border tensions in Ladakh

Following fresh confrontation around the southern bank of Pangong lake, India has further strengthened its military presence in the region by sending additional troops, battle tanks and other weaponry. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army(PLA) has also beefed up its presence in the area where the situation remained very tense.

The talks between the two foreign ministers are taking place in the backdrop of a massive spike in border tensions in eastern Ladakh triggered by fresh face-offs between Indian and Chinese troops along the LAC in eastern Ladakh.

india news

Updated on Sep 10, 2020 10:42 PM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India | Posted by Prashasti Singh

Fresh Pangong lake face-off complicates Jaishankar-Wang’s face-to-face meet

S Jaishankar is set to meet Wang on the sidelines of the SCO foreign ministers’ meeting on September 10 – the first time the two leaders will come face-to-face since the border standoff began in May.

Participating in an online interaction on Monday night to mark the release of his book The India Way, Jaishankar pointed to the serious situation on the LAC and underscored the need for “very deep conversations between the two sides at a political level”. (Photo @DrSJaishankar)

india news

Updated on Sep 09, 2020 05:36 AM IST

Hindutsn Times, New Delhi | ByRezaul H Laskar

Amid impasse on LAC in Ladakh, India says only way forward through talks

Complex talks being conducted through diplomatic and military channels to end the standoff that began in May suffered a blow when Chinese troops resorted to what were described as “provocative military movements” on the south bank of Pangong Lake during August 29-30.

The southern bank of Pangong Tso has emerged as the latest bone of contention between India and China along the LAC in Ladakh.(AP File Photo)

india news

Updated on Sep 03, 2020 07:12 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Beijing | ByRezaul H Laskar and Sutirtho Patranobis

India rejigs deployment in Ladakh amid standoff

Tensions flared in the sensitive sector after the Indian Army occupied key heights on the southern bank of Pangong Lake four days ago to stop PLA from grabbing Indian territory in a stealthy midnight move.

Army personnel on the Srinagar-Ladakh highway at Gagangeer in Srinagar on Wednesday.

india news

Updated on Sep 03, 2020 05:17 AM IST

Hndustan Times, New Delhi | ByRahul Singh and Rezaul H Laskar

China resorted to provocative action, violated agreements, says India

The Chinese side, India said, “engaged in provocative military maneuvers in the late night of 29th and on 30th August in an attempt to change the status quo in the South Bank area of Pangong Tso Lake ”.

india news

Updated on Sep 02, 2020 02:57 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai

China in 70 years has not occupied an inch of foreign land: Beijing

India on Monday said that it had pre-empted “provocative military movements” by China to change the status quo along the LAC on the southern bank of the Pangong Lake

Indian Air Force aircraft carrying out sorties in Leh.(ANI)

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Updated on Sep 01, 2020 04:23 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Beijing | BySutirtho Patranobis

Despite Chinese cameras and sensors, Indian troops managed to beat PLA in occupying height

The Chinese Army has installed such equipment all along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and use them effectively to monitor Indian activities and respond quickly whenever they find Indian patrols on the areas claimed by them.

An Indian Air Force chopper flies in the skies of of Leh, Ladakh. Sources said the cameras and surveillance equipment has been removed after the Indian side occupied the dormant height within its territory.(PTI)

india news

Published on Sep 01, 2020 04:17 PM IST

New Delhi | ByAsian News International | Posted by Arpan Rai

‘Important for India and China to reach some kind of equilibrium’: Jaishankar

Jaishankar participated in the online event hours after the Indian Army said it had pre-empted China’s “provocative military movements” to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on the southern bank of Pangong Lake. However, he didn’t directly refer to the fresh tensions.

During the event, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said India’s growth “has to be a lifting tide for the entire region” and there is a need to invest in the country’s neighbourhood and build more connectivity projects.(ANI PHOTO.)

india news

Updated on Aug 31, 2020 11:52 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Sohini Sarkar

China upgrading airbases and air defence facilities along LAC, say experts

Besides the heliport in Doklam sector, the Chinese side is also working on two more heliports in Ladakh sector, one in Rutog county near the northern bank of Pangong Lake and another at Tianshuihai near Galwan Valley and Aksai Chin, according to the experts.

The imagery shows the suspected heliport under construction at the tri-junction of the borders of India, Bhutan and China, and at a distance of about 100 km from Doka La (Doka pass) and Naku La (Naku pass).(TWITTER/@detresfa.)

india news

Updated on Aug 31, 2020 11:39 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRezaul H Laskar | Edited by Sohini Sarkar

India-China military talks hit a roadblock

According to top officials who spoke to HT on Friday on the condition of anonymity, the Indian Army has asserted that the sanctity of the LAC is non-negotiable.

There is growing consensus among Indian officials and China experts that military talks are unlikely to deliver further results, and the resolution of the issue will require political and diplomatic intervention.(AP)

india news

Updated on Aug 15, 2020 06:28 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRahul Singh, New Delhi

India urges China to complete stalled disengagement process along LAC

External affairs ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava outlined India’s position on the need to complete the disengagement process “at the earliest” against the backdrop of reports of China’s reluctance to vacate positions in territory that India considers to be on its side of the LAC.

India noted that both sides had reached agreement on the “broad principles of disengagement”, and based on this, “some progress had been earlier made”.

india news

Updated on Aug 14, 2020 09:58 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRezaul H Laskar and Sutirtho Patranobis

Finger Area in focus as India, China hold talks

The Finger Area — a set of eight cliffs jutting out of the Sirijap range overlooking the Pangong Lake — has emerged as the hardest part of the disengagement process with little hope of immediate resolution, officials said.

Army vehicles on the Manali-Leh road, towards Ladakh.(ANI)

india news

Updated on Aug 03, 2020 12:02 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRahul Singh, New Delhi

Wildbuzz: Star Wars over Pangong

There are those moments of magical glimpses that uplift the sufferance of human existence to a momentary merger with cosmic divinity

The Aakash Ganga over Pangong lake, Ladakh.(Photo: Dipyaman Santra)

cities

Updated on Jul 18, 2020 11:09 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByVikram Jit Singh

Don’t give the military total freedom | Opinion

This is an abdication of political responsibility and opens the doors to future crises in conflicts

Instead of jettisoning them, ensure China complies with border agreements(REUTERS)

analysis

Updated on Jun 23, 2020 08:17 PM IST

ByShyam Saran

Ladakh face-off: Troops deployed on LAC to get body protection suits, batons

Twenty Indian soldiers, including a colonel, were killed in a seven-hour brawl in Galwan Valley on Monday night.

The Chinese troops have been using stones, iron rods and nail-studded clubs to inflict serious injuries during border brawls.(PTI)

india news

Updated on Jun 19, 2020 02:31 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRahul Singh

No end to tense Ladakh standoff in sight as India, China hold ground

The Indian army, which has matched the Chinese PLA in terms of manpower and resources at the standoff points, has prepped for a long haul and inducted more troops in the theatre.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had reviewed the situation along the LAC at a high-level meeting this week.(Reuters)

india news

Updated on Jun 17, 2020 12:00 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByShishir Gupta

India matches up to China’s military in standoff near Karakoram Pass

India has decided to hold firm on the border standoff with China along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh and has moved troops to counter the People’s Liberation Army soldiers.

FILE - In this May 5, 2013 photo, Chinese troops in Ladakh hold a banner that asked Indian troops to move back(AP)

india news

Updated on Jun 17, 2020 12:07 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByShishir Gupta, Rezaul H Laskar and Rahul Singh

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Rahul Gandhi visits Khardung La pass in Ladakh during bike trip.

Political slugfest triggered as Rahul Gandhi rides a bike to Pangong Lake in Ladakh, BJP and Congress clash over roads.

Ahead of Kargil hill council polls, meeting with party leaders, workers on cards; the Wayanad MP shared 10 photographs of his bike ride to Ladakh on Instagram

China has again sought to delink the standoff with India on the LAC from the overall bilateral relationship.

Extending to almost 160km with one-third lying in India and the other two-thirds in China, the Pangong Lake is the world’s highest saltwater water body at an altitude of 4,350 metre, and a great attraction for the tourists visiting Ladakh.

Both bridges are located across the narrowest section of the 134-km-long lake. They will cut the distance between Chinese troop positions on the north bank to a key People’s Liberation Army (PLA) base at Rutog, on the eastern end of the lake, by around 150 km.

The MEA said the Centre, on several occasions, had made it clear that the Union territories of J&K and Ladakh were an integral part of India and “we expect other countries to respect India's sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

The second bridge is being constructed parallel to the first bridge, which is narrower and was completed in April this year.

China has said for the first time that soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have disengaged in the Hot Spring area of Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.

The order - the first defence contract in the New Year - has been placed with a domestic shipyard as part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign to boost self-reliance in the defence sector. The army will begin to accept deliveries of the boats this year.

Gen MM Naravane, who reached the forward area at 8.30am, visited troops of the XIV Corps, which is part of the Udhampur-based Northern Command

S Jaishankar is set to meet Wang on the sidelines of the SCO foreign ministers’ meeting on September 10 – the first time the two leaders will come face-to-face since the border standoff began in May.

Complex talks being conducted through diplomatic and military channels to end the standoff that began in May suffered a blow when Chinese troops resorted to what were described as “provocative military movements” on the south bank of Pangong Lake during August 29-30.

Tensions flared in the sensitive sector after the Indian Army occupied key heights on the southern bank of Pangong Lake four days ago to stop PLA from grabbing Indian territory in a stealthy midnight move.

The Chinese side, India said, “engaged in provocative military maneuvers in the late night of 29th and on 30th August in an attempt to change the status quo in the South Bank area of Pangong Tso Lake ”.

India on Monday said that it had pre-empted “provocative military movements” by China to change the status quo along the LAC on the southern bank of the Pangong Lake

The Chinese Army has installed such equipment all along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and use them effectively to monitor Indian activities and respond quickly whenever they find Indian patrols on the areas claimed by them.

Besides the heliport in Doklam sector, the Chinese side is also working on two more heliports in Ladakh sector, one in Rutog county near the northern bank of Pangong Lake and another at Tianshuihai near Galwan Valley and Aksai Chin, according to the experts.

According to top officials who spoke to HT on Friday on the condition of anonymity, the Indian Army has asserted that the sanctity of the LAC is non-negotiable.

External affairs ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava outlined India’s position on the need to complete the disengagement process “at the earliest” against the backdrop of reports of China’s reluctance to vacate positions in territory that India considers to be on its side of the LAC.

The Finger Area — a set of eight cliffs jutting out of the Sirijap range overlooking the Pangong Lake — has emerged as the hardest part of the disengagement process with little hope of immediate resolution, officials said.

There are those moments of magical glimpses that uplift the sufferance of human existence to a momentary merger with cosmic divinity

This is an abdication of political responsibility and opens the doors to future crises in conflicts

Twenty Indian soldiers, including a colonel, were killed in a seven-hour brawl in Galwan Valley on Monday night.

The Indian army, which has matched the Chinese PLA in terms of manpower and resources at the standoff points, has prepped for a long haul and inducted more troops in the theatre.

India has decided to hold firm on the border standoff with China along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh and has moved troops to counter the People’s Liberation Army soldiers.

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