Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has felicitated Indian Army Captain Soiba Maningba Rangnamei for his bravery during the clash with the Chinese People's Liberation Army in Eastern Ladakh's Galwan Valley last year.
China on Friday released the video of the Ladakh's Galwan clash between Indian soldiers and Chinese PLA which took place in June 2020.
India and China military delegates will meet on Saturday for the tenth round of talks to discuss disengagement at other friction places at the Line of Actual Control, sources said.
China has officially confirmed that People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops were killed in clash with Indian soldiers in Galwan valley of Ladakh last year.
The decision to visit these areas was taken in the panel's last meeting which was not attended by Rahul Gandhi, sources said, adding since the panel intends to visit the LAC, it depends on approval from the government.
India and China rushed a large number of battle tanks, armoured vehicles and heavy equipment in eastern Ladakh after tension escalated following a deadly clash in the Galwan Valley in June last year.
Colonel Santosh Babu, martyred in a fierce clash with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh last year, has been posthumously honoured with Maha Vir Chakra on the occasion of Republic Day.
The report read, "In June 2020, the PLA and Indian troops engaged in a massive physical brawl in the Galwan Valley, located in the far-western Ladakh region along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) separating the two countries."
The government has built 4,700-km four-lane all-weather roads on the border from the Galwan Valley in Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh in the last six years, the BJP president said.
The Indian Navy deployed its frontline warship in the South China Sea immediately after the Galwan valley clash on June 15 in Eastern Ladakh.The move irked China which raised its displeasure over the decision during the talks between the two sides.
the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on Friday revealed that it too had fought pitched battles with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA)-in some cases, from 17-20 hours-in the months of May and June in eastern Ladakh.
India and China may soon hold more military-level talks seeking for an "early and complete" disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh. The two countries have held a fresh round of diplomatic parleys amid indications the withdrawal of forces by the Chinese army from certain parts in the region has not gained momentum.
The Telangana government on Wednesday appointed the widow of Colonel B. Santosh Babu, who was killed in the clash with Chinese troops in Ladakh last month, as a Deputy Collector.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took on Narendra Modi on Twitter and accused it of passivly allowing Chinese occupation of Indian land. He equated Government of India to former UK PM Neville Chamberlain who let Adolph Hitler have his way in the run-up to Second World War
Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation India Ltd will give the work of the signalling on 417 km route of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor to Indian companies after it terminated the contract with the Chinese firm, officials said on Saturday.
Army Chief General MM Naravane has briefed China Study Group headed by NSA Ajit Doval on Wednesday evening about marathon corps commander level meeting and latest Chinese stand on Finger Area and Depsang Plains
"As far as that area is concerned, throughout the year soldiers from this side go to the other side and come from that side to this. But, for several days, the Indian army had noticed that at Patrol Point 14, where no soldiers would ordinarily be deployed, they had turned up."
India has once again rejected China's claim over Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh even as both sides are expected to hold another round of diplomatic talks on the border row on Friday to thrash out modalities for further de-escalation of tension along the Line of Actual Control.
Chinese and Indians troops are now in a process to disengage from disputed regions in the Galwan Valley and Gogra Hot springs. A buffer zone is being created to keep troops of both armies away from each other and decrease chances of confrontation. India's tough stance has ensured retreat of Chinese troops after many rounds of military and diplomatic-level talks between India and China.
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