India China Faceoff

US continues to target China, says this about attack on Indian soldiers in Galwan Valley

A top US congress mandated panel has said the Chinese government had "planned" the June Galwan incident even as Beijing ramped up a "coercion campaign" against its neighbours. The Galwan incident saw aggressive action by Chinese soldiers in Galwan valley in Eastern Ladakh, resulting in the martyrdom of 20 Indian soldiers. The just-released annual report of the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) said, "Some evidence suggested the Chinese government had planned the incident, potentially including the possibility for fatalities". USCC was formed in 2000…
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China proposes pullback at Pangong, India considers offer

Six months after PLA troops came in 8 km west of the point which India says marks the Line of Actual Control on the north bank of Pangong Tso to trigger a military standoff in Ladakh, China has proposed moving its troops back to Finger 8, and return of troops by the two sides to their original locations on the south bank of the lake. The proposal also includes moving back tanks and artillery to the depth areas on either side to reduce chances of any incident…
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China has deployed 60,000 soldiers on India’s northern border: Mike Pompeo

China has amassed more than 60,000 troops on India's northern border, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said as he hit out at Beijing for its "bad behaviour" and the threats it poses to the Quad countries. The foreign ministers from the Indo-Pacific nations known as the QUAD group - the US, Japan, India and Australia - met in Tokyo on Tuesday in what was their first in-person talks since the coronavirus pandemic began. The meeting took place in the backdrop of China's aggressive military behaviour…
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Rahul Gandhi warns China, says would have thrown PLA troops out in 15 minutes if Congress was in power

Amid the ongoing border tension between India and China, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has said that he would have thrown the Chinese troops out of the Indian territory in just 15 minutes if his party was in power at the Centre. The Gandhi scion also made a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his government’s inept handling of the India-China border row. The Congress MP from Kerala’s Wayanad made these remarks while addressing a public gathering at Anaj Mandi in Haryana's Kurukshetra on Tuesday…
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China makes provocative remark, says it ‘doesn’t recognize Union Territory of Ladakh illegally established by India’

Amid the prevailing border tension between India and China, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin made a provocative remark on Indian Union Territory of Ladakh on Tuesday. The remark comes even as Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said that an ‘uneasy status’ prevails at northern frontiers with China at present in an apparent reference to the heightened border tension with Beijing. As reported by the Global Times, a mouthpiece of the administration in Beijing, Wenbin stated that China doesn't recognize the…
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India and China agree to stop sending more troops to frontline, refrain from changing situation on ground

Amid the tension along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), India and China have agreed to stop sending more troops to the frontline, according to a statement on Tuesday. On September 21, senior commanders held the sixth round of Military Commander-Level Meeting where both the nations also agreed to refrain from changing situation on the ground. According to a joint statement, the two sides had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on stabilizing the situation along the LAC in the India-China border areas. They agreed to…
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China puts up loudspeakers at Finger 4 area of Pangong Lake, plays Punjabi songs to distract Indian troops

In an attempt to distract Indian troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), China has put up loudspeakers at Finger 4 area of Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh and belted out Punjabi songs. The China forces have resorted to this old propaganda to mislead the troops. This comes in the wake of Indian troops setting up an around the clock observation at the dominating height near Finger 4, overlooking the positions of the Peoples Liberation Army, according to news agency ANI. According to ANI sources, the…
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China’s PLA releases five Arunachal Pradesh youths, 10 days after they went missing

The five youths who went missing from Arunachal Pradesh's Upper Subansiri district last week were returned to Indian authorities by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Saturday (September 12), the Indian Army confirmed. According to defence sources, the five youths returned to India almost 11 days after they were said to have been abducted. They were handed over to Indian authorities in Damai, near Kibithu in Anjaw district of eastern Arunachal Pradesh. "Five individuals from the Upper Subansiri District inadvertently strayed across LAC recently. The Indian Army…
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Indian Army didn’t cross LAC, no shots fired at Pangong Lake, says India after China’s claims

Indian Army on Tuesday (September 8) rejected China's claim that the Indian army crossed the Line of Actual Control and fired “warning shots” near the Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh, stressing that India is committed to disengagement and de-escalating the situation on the LAC. Indian Army said in a statement that China continues to undertake provocative activities to escalate and at no stage has the Indian Army transgressed across the LAC or resorted to use of any aggressive means, including firing.  "It is the PLA that has…
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Afghanistan, regional security top focus as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets Iranian counterpart in Tehran

Afghanistan and other regional security issues were on the top focus during India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh short stopover in Iran's Captial Tehran. Rajnath singh had over one hour 20 minutes’ meeting on Saturday (September 5) night with Iran's defence minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami. The meeting has been descibed as "cordial" with both the "leaders emphasized upon the age-old cultural, linguistic and civilizational ties between India and Iran", a statement from from Indian Defence minister's office said. Statement said, "Both the Defence Ministers discussed ways to take forward bilateral cooperation and…
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