The Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans on Thursday also expressed their condolences for the lives lost in the Galwan Valley
The Indian statement was silent on New Delhi's demand for China to ensure a reversion to the "status quo ante" of April, before PLA crossed the LAC at six points in Eastern Ladakh
New Delhi needs to give the military planners a free hand and not be overly considerate of China's sensitivities
The two sides remain committed to the objective of complete disengagement and full restoration of peace and tranquility in the India-China border areas, he said
The army said senior commanders of the Indian and Chinese military reviewed the progress on implementation of the first phase of disengagement
Singh will be accompanied by Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane and it will be his first visit to Ladakh after the standoff between the armies of India and China
A key overseas procurement the MoD has initiated is for light tanks.
The two sides agreed on certain modalities for rolling out the next phase of disengagement and are expected to get in touch with each other after discussing agreed points
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
The Congress on Tuesday sacked Sachin Pilot from the posts of Rajasthan's deputy chief minister and the party's state unit chief
The talks began at around 11 AM at a designated meeting point in Chushul on the Indian side of the de-facto border between the two countries and continued beyond 9 PM
The key focus of the high level meeting is expected to be to a roll out of the phase two of the disengagement process
The meeting is set to be held in Chushul on the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh
India needs to repair a valuable relationship with the only neighbour with which it shares an open border.
The demilitarised zone will lie entirely in Indian territory and the Line of Actual Control (LAC) would effectively shift by 1-3 km into India
The former US NSA also says he does not think Trump knows anything about the history of these clashes over the decades between India and China
Ministry of External Affairs said the talks were held under the framework of Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs
China's aggressive posturing along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh was discussed, and Singh apprised the US defence secretary about India's position on the row, they said
Modi gives his opponents several chances not to push him beyond the point of no return. He is willing to live and let live
Government sources say Chinese military commanders have not agreed on the modalities for creating a demilitarised, 2-km-wide buffer zone.