China to handover the five Indian nationals missing from Arunachal Pradesh tomorrow.According to army sources, the handover will take place atWachanearKibithuborder personnel meeting point.
Amid the growing tension between India and China after fresh border confrontation erupted between Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi met in Moscow. In the meeting, the Indian delegation raised the issue of the Chinese People's Liberation Army(PLA) massing troops in eastern Ladakh as the two foreign ministers reached a five-point agreement that will guide the two countries
EAM calls for peace along LAC
India, China agree on 5-point plan for resolving border standoff
China to handover the five Indian nationals missing from Arunachal Pradesh tomorrow.According to army sources, the handover will take place atWachanearKibithuborder personnel meeting point.
China to handover the five Indian nationals missing from Arunachal Pradesh tomorrow.According to army sources, the handover will take place atWachanearKibithuborder personnel meeting point.
The Chinese PLA has confirmed to Indian Army to hand over the youths from Arunachal Pradesh to our side. The handing over is likely to take place anytime tomorrow at a designated location.
Russia on Friday welcomed India and China's decison to de-escalate tensions in eastern Ladakh, with foreign minister Sergei Lavrov saying he was "very happy" that he could provide his Indian and Chinese counterparts a platform for a "very well timed" meeting.
India and China agreed on a five-point plan for resolving the prolonged border face-off, including quick disengagement of troops during talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow on Thursday on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meet.
"We are very happy that Moscow has presented a platform to Russia, China and India to have this very productive, fruitful meeting whose goal is to stablise the situation on the border between India and China," Lavrov said
Indian Army and Chinese Army held Brigade-Commander level talks in Chushul, Ladakh. The meeting started at 11am and ended around 3pm.
Amid border tension, former ISRO Chief pitches for ramping up India's space assets
Amid tension on the border with China, veteran space scientist G Madhavan Nair on Friday said India should ramp up its space assets and enhance coverage of the region to keep pace with the changing times.
"The Chinese side, as far as I understand, have multiplied the number of radar imaging satellites, earth observation satellites and communication satellites several fold so that they can have continuous coverage of the globe. So, they will get all kinds of information from their constellation (of satellites)", Nair said.
"Leave alone the global coverage, at least across the border, India should have a plan to have continuous coverage", the former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.
Commanders of the armies of India and China yesterday met in eastern Ladakh and also exchanged messages over the hotline on ways to check further escalation in border tension. The sources said the situation in eastern Ladakh remained "tense" and that around 30-40 soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army(PLA) are holding up at a position close to an Indian post in the Rezang-La ridgeline in eastern Ladakh. (PTI)
Additional reinforcements have been made in hilltops and strategic locations around Pangong lake to keep a hawk-eye vigil on the Chinese-held position of Finger 4, reported news agency PTI citing government sources.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is conducting a security review meeting with NSA Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and the three services chiefs to discuss the ongoing situation on the China border, reported News18 citing Defence Ministry officials.
Amid the escalating border row with China in eastern Ladakh, the first batch of five Rafale fighter jets was formally inducted into the Indian Air Force yesterday in Ambala air base.
The border situation deteriorated again after China unsuccessfully attempted to occupy Indian territory in the southern bank of Pangong lake on the intervening night of August 29 and 30. India occupied a number of strategic heights on the southern bank of Pangong lake and strengthened its presence in Finger 2 and Finger 3 areas in the region to thwart any Chinese actions. China has strongly objected to India's move. However, India has maintained that the heights are on its side of the LAC.
Tensions escalated manifold along the LAC in eastern Ladakh after the Galwan Valley clashes in which 20 Indian Army personnel were killed. The Chinese side also suffered casualties but it is yet to give out the details. According to an American intelligence report, the number of casualties on the Chinese side was 35.
