https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/05/1080670902_0:42:3072:1770_1200x675_80_0_0_573cc9d8ad4af552e0d8b365e5c519bb.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202010121080744465-india-china-set-for-7th-round-of-military-talks-over-ladakh-border-dispute/ NEW DELHI (Sputnik) – India and China will hold on Monday the seventh round of negotiations between their military commanders for the disengagement of troops along the so-called Line of Actual Control (LAC) that demarcates their territories across the Himalayas in the Ladakh region. The talks are scheduled to begin at noon local time (06:30 GMT) in the Chushul village on the Chinese side of the LAC. As reported by Indian media, New Delhi during the talks will seek complete demilitarisation of East Ladakh, proposing that Beijing be the first to reduce the number […]
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The Trump administration has been pushing the other three QUAD members — India, Japan, and Australia — to form voluntary groupings in Asia to counter what it sees as the growing power of China. Nevertheless, the US State Department admitted that other countries are not forward-leaning on countering the “threat” posed by China. During a Tuesday media briefing, US State Department officials brought up the recent clashes between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh, “where you’ve actually got people beating each other to death”, in order to explain the need for groupings of likeminded nations in the region. “If you look […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107976/42/1079764252_0:303:3072:2031_1200x675_80_0_0_19340c3c76f52b1df062dbdf5cc6a359.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Ashutosh Kumar. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202010031080651879-narendra-modi-opens-worlds-longest-tunnel-connecting-ladakh-takes-a-dig-at-congress/ The Manali – Lahaul Spiti tunnel named after former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will make Ladakh more accessible for those on the mainland cutting the travel distance and time significantly. Over the past six months, India and China have been embroiled in a border dispute in Ladakh. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday opened the strategic Manali-Lahaul Spiti tunnel connecting Ladakh. The tunnel reduces the road distance between Manali in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and Leh in Ladakh by 46 km. It cuts travelling time by between four and […]
The security situation along India’s border with Pakistan and China have become tense: New Delhi has accused Islamabad of violating their ceasefire on the western border, and claimed that the China’s People’s Liberation Army has made multiple incursion attempts on the loosely-demarcated Line of Actual Control. Despite a violent faceoff between armies of India and China in eastern Ladakh and a continuing build-up on both sides, there have been no infiltration attempts along their border, India’s federal Home Ministry has informed Parliament. “No infiltration has been reported along the Indo-China border during the last six months,” India’s Junior Home Minister Nityanand […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/05/1080372785_0:0:3097:1742_1200x675_80_0_0_356b4de3e0cfc95bf9231e3196cb142b.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Shweta Sharma. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/world/202009161080470554-china-deploys-10000-additional-troops-along-ladakh-border-indian-govt-sources-claim—video/ Both India and China have been amassing troops in the Himalayan territory of Ladakh, where the two rivals have been engaged in a stand-off for five months. The heavy deployment of artillery and military logistics continues while diplomatic talks are underway to diffuse tensions. As tensions continue to soar between the two nuclear-powered rivals, China has moved an additional 10,000 troops forward since the past week along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, government sources in New Delhi revealed. The additional hauling of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to the border […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/08/1080402142_0:-1:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_b282ccd0d28dc764e725ea43863f12af.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Rishikesh Kumar. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/world/202009081080400480-knife-edge-situation-as-images-show-dozens-of-chinese-troops-with-spears-near-indian-post/ India and China were involved in the first outbreak of gunfire at the Line of Actual Control in 40 years on Monday. The two sides have accused each other of violating the border agreement and urged each other to exercise restraint. Images of dozens of People’s Liberation Army troops armed with spears, machetes and automatic rifles emerged on Tuesday. The move follows China’s recent accusation that Indian troops had staged a provocation by crossing the border, Government sources in New Delhi said that around 40-50 Chinese troops have moved near to an […]
Tibetans have been joining the Indian Army’s all-Tibetan unit, the Special Frontier Force, since the India-China war in 1962. According to reports, China is none too pleased about India rushing additional SFF troops to the contested Ladakh border. India paid a public and thunderous tribute to Tibetan soldier Nyima Tenzin, who died in a landmine blast carrying out an Indian Army operation on the southern bank of Pangong Tso (lake) in Ladakh against China. Hundreds of Indians, including ruling party politician Ram Madhav attended a wreath-laying ceremony for the Tibetan soldier Nyima Tenzin in Ladakh on Monday and paid last respects […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107976/42/1079764252_0:303:3072:2031_1200x675_80_0_0_19340c3c76f52b1df062dbdf5cc6a359.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Rishikesh Kumar. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/military/202009011080333779-china-demands-withdrawal-of-indian-troops-that-crossed-border-in-ladakh/ India and China have deployed thousands of additional troops and military equipment in Ladakh region after first ever violent clash on 15 June, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. The physical fight erupted once again on 29 August in Chushul valley of Ladakh region. A day after physical fighting in the Chushul area, China has accused Indian troops of trespassing across the Line of Actual Control on the southern bank of Pangong Lake, near the Regin Pass in the western sector of the China-India border, and conducted “flagrant provocations” on 31 […]
There have been four physical altercations between the troops of India and China since the beginning of the border stand-off on 27 April. The two countries are involved in several levels of diplomatic and military-level talks to disengage troops from the friction points along the loosely-demarcated 4,057 km border. Tensions have further escalated between India and China; fresh clashes erupted in Pangong Lake’s Chushul Valley overnight on 29-30 August. India has accused China of attempting to alter the status quo in the Ladakh region. Meanwhile, China’s Ministry of Defence has accused Indian forces of illegally breaching the Line of Actual Control. […]
Last week, Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) met for the 18th time to discuss disengagement of troops along the Line of Actual Control. The status quo ante needs to be restored to that of before May 2020. The troops have been in a border stand-off for almost five months. India’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has clearly signalled a military option to deal with transgressions by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in Ladakh if talks between the two armies and the diplomatic option do not yield the desired results along the 4,057 km […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Tensions between India and China have been ongoing despite several meetings between diplomats and army commanders on both sides in the wake of a violent standoff in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Ladakh for a surprise visit amid a military build-up weeks after violent clashes between the armies of India and China on 15 June. India lost 20 soldiers, including an officer, while there was no formal confirmation of casualties on the Chinese side. BREAKING: PM @narendramodi reaches #Ladakh on a surprise visit to one of the forward locations in […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): On 15 June, Indian and Chinese troops engaged in violent clashes in Ladakh region, leading to the death of 20 Indian soldiers. The two sides have since held several rounds of talks to de-escalate tensions. Amid the persisting standoff with China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), India has witnessed a 300 percent jump in hack attacks allegedly carried out by China-backed hackers, Cyfirma, a Singapore-based cyber research firm, claimed in its latest report. According to Cyfirma, after 18 June, the intensity of China’s “cyber warfare” increased, prompting the researchers to alert India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN). Controlled […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian PM Narendra Modi triggered a wave of discontent with his statement that ‘no one intruded into our territory’ following the India-China border skirmish on 15 June, when 20 Indian soldiers were killed. The remark rattled several retired army officer who called it disrespectful to the memory of fallen servicemen. Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has criticised the handling of the India-China border issue by the Narendra Modi government, stating that the latter should be mindful of the implications of his statements. “We cannot and will not be cowed down by threats and intimidation nor permit the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107966/05/1079660597_9:0:1265:707_1200x675_80_0_0_934198e8ddf1803e88ffc08a4293391d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202006191079659844-netizens-amused-as-bjp-workers-confuse-north-korean-leader-for-xi-jinping-in-anti-china-protest-/ New Delhi (Sputnik): Since 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives in an Indo-China border clash earlier this week, an anti-China wave has swept the nation. This has been followed by call for the mass deinstallation of Chinese apps and software, along with street protests where people set Chinese goods such as televisions and computers ablaze. A section of netizens in India is finding it difficult to hold back their laughter after seeing some supporters of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party getting it wrong when attempting to target Chinese President Xi Jinping over recent border […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): India and Russia have been negotiating the purchase of MiG-29 and Su-30MKI aircraft since last year. In 2019, a top-level Indian Air Force (IAF) team visited a Russian facility to check the MiG-29 fighter jets; later, it submitted a favourable report to the IAF headquarters. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to purchase 33 fighter jets from Russia under an emergency clause amid an ongoing border stand-off with China. Government sources have confirmed that the IAF has moved a proposal to the Defence Ministry for approval in which it has suggested the acquisition of 21 MiG-29s and 12 […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): In a violent face-off between the Indian Army and the People’s Liberation Army on Monday, 20 Indian soldiers were killed. According to army sources in India, not a single shot was fired and that it was hand-to-hand combat in which Chinese troops were equipped with spiked iron rods as well as batons wrapped in barbed wire. Indian government sources have revealed that the military has sent hundreds of light-weight riot gear, comprised of padded polycarbonate inserts which protects from sharp objects and stones, to equip troops in the Ladakh region. The first consignment of 500 sets of full-body […]
At least 20 Indian soldiers died as a result of an armed confrontation with Chinese forces at the so-called Line of Actual Control (LAC) on 15 June. The situation remains tense at the border, despite both sides calling for deescalation. The latest clash at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de-facto border between China and India in the disputed Aksai Chin or Ladakh region, has once again put two nuclear nations at the edge of armed conflict. Both New Delhi and Beijing are drawing additional forces to the de-facto border in the event that new clashes emerge, with both […]
Earlier in the day, the Indian Army said in a statement that one officer and two soldiers from India were killed during clashes on the border with China in the Ladakh region. A top official in the Indian Army told Sputnik on Tuesday that the number of casualties on the part of India has increased to at least 20 soldiers following a skirmish with Chinese troops. “Indian and Chinese troops have disengaged at the Galwan area where they had earlier clashed on the night of 15/16 June 2020. 17 Indian troops who were critically injured at the Line of Actual Control […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Anti-China sentiment in India has clearly been visible on social media after the two countries recently locked horns with each other in Ladakh region – where the two differ over the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The reported origin of COVID-19 in China and concern over it have also evoked resentment. Indians are joining the #BoycottMadeinChina movement in droves and deleting Chinese apps from their devices. ByteDance, a Chinese app-making company, has decided to discontinue its “Vigo Video” app in the country, which enables users to record their short clips with special effects and background sounds. ByteDance, the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107956/64/1079566433_0:86:3242:1910_1200x675_80_0_0_7029aedf2b3d23cac22b20d7b43411d4.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202006091079566307-indian-chinese-armies-disengage-at-multiple-points-in-ladakh-ending-weeks-long-standoff—report/ New Delhi (Sputnik): The armies of India and China have stood face to face at several locations along the Line of Actual Control that separates both the countries in the Ladakh region over the past several weeks. There have also been unverified media reports of skirmishes, which both sides have denied. India and China have reportedly decided to disengage at multiple points in eastern Ladakh, where troops on either side were reinforced during the past several weeks of standoff. The face-off began after India started the construction of a key road along the loosely-demarcated […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The tensions along the India-China border are far from over despite several rounds of talks at the diplomatic and military level. While both countries have agreed to peacefully settle disputes along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the two armies continue heavy posturing at the border. Rahul Gandhi, leader of India’s prime opposition party Congress, on Tuesday again questioned the defence minister if the Indian territory in Ladakh has been occupied by troops from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. Once RM is done commenting on the hand symbol, can he answer: Have the Chinese occupied Indian territory in Ladakh? […]