India China Border Face-off

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that relations with China will not be normal until the issue of the face-off that happened at the beginning of the COVID lockdown is resolved.

Indian soldiers prevented Chinese troops from entering Arunachal Pradesh last week during a border face-off that led to injuries on both sides.

"The crisis is not that a war is going on at the border, but what direction the country is heading in. That is a cause for concern," he said, adding that democratic institutions in the country are being weakened.

Twenty-three personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) have been awarded the Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG) this Independence Day. Out of these, at least 20 have been awarded for their bravery in the face-off with China in eastern Ladakh

China has dismantled dozens of structures and moved vehicles to empty out entire camps along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) - the de facto border, where Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a face-off since last summer, satellite images released on Wednesday show.

India and China have begun "synchronised and organised disengagement" from the north and south banks of Pangong Lake, a Chinese defence ministry spokesperson said Wednesday afternoon

The ninth round of India-China talks - aimed at defusing tension along the LAC in eastern Ladakh and finding a solution to a nearly nine-month-long border stand-off - was "positive, practical and constructive"

India and China have agreed that the next round of military talks should be held soon to work towards an "early and complete" disengagement of troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh in accordance with the existing bilateral agreements and protocols, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

Satellite imagery accessed by NDTV shows the construction of what appear to be military-grade, hardened ammunition bunkers, 2.5 kilometres away from Sinche-La pass on the eastern periphery of the contested Doklam plateau near the border between Bhutan and China in the area.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a subtle but significant swipe at China during his Diwali address to soldiers in Longewala in Rajasthan, hit out at "expansionist" forces that show a "distorted mindset which belongs to the 18th century"

Ladakh standoff: India and China will continue the ongoing military and diplomatic-level dialogues to arrive at a "mutually acceptable solution" to the months-long face-off between their troops along the Line of Actual Control -- the de-facto border -- in eastern Ladakh, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

India's relation with neighbouring countries, including China, has not deteriorated recently, the Centre said in response to a question in parliament in the middle of a months-long face-off with China and the recent differences with Nepal on the boundary issue.

Rahul Gandhi may not be in the country as Parliament takes place but the Congress MP is in no mood to relent and took to Twitter on Wednesday to continue his attacks on the Narendra Modi government over the India-China border stand-off

The border issue with China is still unresolved as China "does not recognise the current boundary", Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Parliament today, adding that the difference in perception has led to the face-off at the Line of Actual Control.

India's armed forces are ready, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat told the Parliament's Standing Committee on Defence today, even as tensions between India and China remains high following "provocative behaviour" along the LAC.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that relations with China will not be normal until the issue of the face-off that happened at the beginning of the COVID lockdown is resolved.

Indian soldiers prevented Chinese troops from entering Arunachal Pradesh last week during a border face-off that led to injuries on both sides.

"The crisis is not that a war is going on at the border, but what direction the country is heading in. That is a cause for concern," he said, adding that democratic institutions in the country are being weakened.

Twenty-three personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) have been awarded the Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG) this Independence Day. Out of these, at least 20 have been awarded for their bravery in the face-off with China in eastern Ladakh

China has dismantled dozens of structures and moved vehicles to empty out entire camps along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) - the de facto border, where Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a face-off since last summer, satellite images released on Wednesday show.

India and China have begun "synchronised and organised disengagement" from the north and south banks of Pangong Lake, a Chinese defence ministry spokesperson said Wednesday afternoon

The ninth round of India-China talks - aimed at defusing tension along the LAC in eastern Ladakh and finding a solution to a nearly nine-month-long border stand-off - was "positive, practical and constructive"

India and China have agreed that the next round of military talks should be held soon to work towards an "early and complete" disengagement of troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh in accordance with the existing bilateral agreements and protocols, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

Satellite imagery accessed by NDTV shows the construction of what appear to be military-grade, hardened ammunition bunkers, 2.5 kilometres away from Sinche-La pass on the eastern periphery of the contested Doklam plateau near the border between Bhutan and China in the area.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a subtle but significant swipe at China during his Diwali address to soldiers in Longewala in Rajasthan, hit out at "expansionist" forces that show a "distorted mindset which belongs to the 18th century"

Ladakh standoff: India and China will continue the ongoing military and diplomatic-level dialogues to arrive at a "mutually acceptable solution" to the months-long face-off between their troops along the Line of Actual Control -- the de-facto border -- in eastern Ladakh, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

India's relation with neighbouring countries, including China, has not deteriorated recently, the Centre said in response to a question in parliament in the middle of a months-long face-off with China and the recent differences with Nepal on the boundary issue.

Rahul Gandhi may not be in the country as Parliament takes place but the Congress MP is in no mood to relent and took to Twitter on Wednesday to continue his attacks on the Narendra Modi government over the India-China border stand-off

The border issue with China is still unresolved as China "does not recognise the current boundary", Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Parliament today, adding that the difference in perception has led to the face-off at the Line of Actual Control.

India's armed forces are ready, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat told the Parliament's Standing Committee on Defence today, even as tensions between India and China remains high following "provocative behaviour" along the LAC.