Chinese Incursion In Ladakh

India and China will complete the disengagement process in the Gogra-Hotsprings area in eastern Ladakh by September 12, the External Affairs Ministry said on Friday. The ministry's comment came a day after the Indian and Chinese armies announced that they have begun to disengage from the Gogra-Hotsprings Patrolling Point 15, where the two sides have been locked in a standoff for over two years. The two sides have also agreed to take the talks forward and resolve remaining issues and restore peace and tranquility along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in India-China border areas, the MEA said. "It has been agreed that all temporary structures and other allied infrastructure created in the area by both sides will be dismantled and mutually verified. The landforms in the area will be restored to the pre-standoff period by both sides," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said in response to queries on the issue. Bagchi said the 16th round of talks between the Corps ...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that the government is betraying the country by ignoring the infrastructure build-up by China at the borders

The standoff: New Delhi, Beijing blame each other

Indians expect accountability for the security lapses that the government has now acknowledged

Congress leader Gandhi raised the issue, especially since the Galwan valley clash which led to 20 Indian Army personnel losing their lives in a face-off with Chinese troops.

The only area where disengagement is left to be implemented is the Finger area along the Pangong Tso lake

A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian issued notice to the Centre and sought its response

He also praised India's decision to ban 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, which he said are "security risks" to the Indian people.

The drone christened 'Bharat' has been developed by DRDO's Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh.

It is in our character not to hurt the self-esteem of any other country. But, if anyone attempts to hurt India's self-esteem, we will on no account tolerate it and will respond forcefully," Singh said

In pictures: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Ladakh visit

Defence Minister is on a two-day visit to Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. He will take stock of the situation at both LAC and LOC

New Delhi needs to give the military planners a free hand and not be overly considerate of China's sensitivities

Mr Modi has been realistic about the facts on the ground, and chosen discretion over valour while resolving (hopefully) that India will prepare to fight another day, writes T N Ninan

Government sources say Chinese military commanders have not agreed on the modalities for creating a demilitarised, 2-km-wide buffer zone.

The area in which PP-14 is located - and which the Indian Army has patrolled for decades - now effectively falls inside China's "buffer zone".

Mutual disengagement of troops at these two friction points is likely to be over within two days

The development echoes a similar claim made after senior Indian and Chinese military commanders met on June 6 near Chushul.

"We cannot keep making money by buying cheaper Chinese raw materials for our business while our soldiers are getting killed at the LAC," Jindal said.

Shringla said that diplomacy is looking at a very changed scenario in terms of how statecraft and relations between countries work in the wake of the pandemic.

The IAF has also pressed into service a fleet of C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft as well as C-130J Super Hercules in transporting heavy military equipment and weaponry