There was no breakthrough on the disengagement of troops from the friction points during the seventh round of talks on October 12
Top commanders of the Army will extensively deliberate on the border row with China in eastern Ladakh as well as on a slew of long-pending reform measures
Amid the continuing standoff with China in Ladakh, Home Minister Amit Shah said the Modi govt was fully alert towards securing every inch of the country's land and no one could take it away
The rush to acquire the gear shows the situation will extend into the winter. The troops face off at 15,000 feet, with temperatures dropping to -30 Celsius
Jaishankar also said the violent clashes at the border in Ladakh sector in June had a very deep public, political impact, and left the relationship between India and China "profoundly disturbed"
India asserted that the UTs of J&K and Ladakh "have been, are, and would" remain an integral part of the country, insisting that China has no locus standi to comment on its internal matters
India and China are engaged in talks to resolve the border standoff and what is going on is "something confidential" between the two sides, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday
India and China have held seven rounds of military talks at the Corps commander level with the latest meeting on Monday lasting nearly 12 hours
India's core demand remains a troop pull-back by China to positions both sides held in April
The spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry, Zhao Lijian, told the media that Beijing opposes India building infrastructure in the region
The seventh round of military talks between India and China was "positive and constructive", a joint statement by the two armies said on Tuesday
There is no official word on the talks yet but sources said the agenda was to finalise a roadmap for disengagement of troops from all the friction points
Eight of the bridges are in the Ladakh province, where India and China have each amassed over 50,000 soldiers, tanks, missiles and have put on fighters on stand-by
Rajnath Singh said that despite challenging times due to Covid-19 and disputes caused by Pakistan and China, India was not only resolutely facing them but also bringing about historical changes
After Pakistan, China is also creating a dispute at the border with India as if it was part of a "mission", Rajnath Singh said, as Indian and Chinese troops remain locked in a standoff in Ladakh
India and China on Monday held the seventh round of high-level military talks with a sole agenda of finalising a roadmap for disengagement of troops from all the friction points in eastern Ladakh
BJP MP Virendra Singh Mast has rejected Rahul Gandhi's criticism of the government's handling of the India-China issue, saying it was not possible for anyone to make him understand such matters
India has been maintaining that the disengagement process has to start simultaneously at all the friction points
Pompeo hits out at Beijing for its "bad behaviour" and the threats it poses to the Quad countries