The Indian Navy has also been asked to raise its alert level in the Indian Ocean Region where the Chinese Navy has been making regular forays
With an increase of 10,974 new cases and 2,003 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count reached 3,54,065 on Wednesday while the toll due to the virus stands at 11,903
Japanese researchers confirmed the presence of the coronavirus in wastewater plants, a finding that could serve as a signal for future outbreaks
After 1975, this is the first violent incident on the India-China border in which casualties have taken place
The colonel and the two soldiers were killed in the violent face-off with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley where the two sides have been on a bitter standoff for over five weeks
An Indian Army officer and two soldiers were killed in Ladakh's Galwan Valley on Monday night during "violent face off" with Chinese troops
India can never forget this reality and Indians can never have any bitterness towards Nepal, the defence minister added
The ties between the two countries came under strain after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated an 80-km-long strategically crucial road connecting the Lipulekh pass
China has expressed its wish to resolve the dispute with India through talks, and the Indian government also has a similar view, says Rajnath
Territorial dispute will test Indo-Nepal diplomacy
The decision has been taken due to supply chain disruptions arising out of measures put in place by the government to contain spread of the pandemic
Rajnath Singh holds review meeting with army brass
The team has been provided with directions and instructions from the Army headquarters and government officials to help in the resolution of the matter which has entered its second month now
On Monday, Singh took a jibe at Congress after Gandhi raised questions over the issue of a border dispute with China
Rajnath was responding to Rahul Gandhi's statement that his party was not a 'decision-maker' in Maharashtra and was just supporting the Uddhav Thackeray-led government from outside
Addressing the BJP's Maharashtra Jan-Samvad Rally via video link, the minister also said the Narendra Modi-led government will ensure that the India's pride is not affected
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said a meeting was possible on Saturday
"India is doing what it needs to do in the circumstances," said the defence minister, while declining to spell out the measures
Asked about the current situation in sensitive areas in eastern Ladakh, he said Chinese have come up to what they claim is their territory while Indians believed it is theirs
Rajnath called the French Minister of Armed Forces Florence Parly and the two leaders agreed "to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation between India and France"