The close coordination between the US and India has been pivotal as India confronts the threat posed by Beijing along the Line of Actual Control, said outgoing US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster
Deep and candid introspection is warranted for the Chief of Defence Staff to have a tangible impact on military reforms
Union Defence Minister said that no "meaningful solution" has come out of diplomatic and military level talks with China to resolve the standoff on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh
The border stand-off between India and China erupted in eastern Ladakh in early May
The immediate proximate event is going to be the election in Nepal, due in April
India embarked on a major foreign policy overdrive in 2020
The food crisis of the 1960s gave birth to the Green Revolution, and out of 1970s' stagnation was born the first, weak impulses for economic reform. T N Ninan wonders what good will come out of 2020
General Manoj Mukund Naravane gave 12 Chief's Commendation Cards to troops deployed in the icy heights on the Line of Actual Control
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Government's New Year resolutions should be to revive domestic demand while addressing the Chinese threat
Rajnath said India's handling of the border standoff with China showed it could give a befitting reply to any kind of transgression, aggression or unilateral acts
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the Indo-China border standoff showed the country was not weak and could give befitting reply to any kind of transgression, aggression or unilateral acts
However, there was no indication of any breakthrough in the standoff at the virtual talks held under framework of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China border affairs
China is emerging as a major challenge for India, therefore the country needs to look at future and frame its diplomatic, political and military strategies accordingly, Lt Gen (retd) D S Hooda said
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava told a media briefing the two sides continue to maintain communication through diplomatic and military channels
A senior White House official highlighted the US has stood with India during its military standoff with China at the border in the past few months
Panel on defence on Wednesday discussed soldiers' rank badges and uniforms for over an hour, over the objections of several members who demanded the committee focus on matters of strategic importance
Admiral Singh was emphatic about the navy requiring a third aircraft carrier
A great many in Kashmir dreamt of 'azaadi', whose definition changed from one phase to the next. Palestinians also did. But people of both places demonstrated a clear lack of realism, writes T N Ninan
The creator of the super-popular Korean gaming app has readjusted its organisational structure to return to India