Nearly six months after a standoff at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, India and China have reportedly agreed to withdraw their troops from forward positions and will "dismantle any new structures that have come up during the ongoing standoff since April-May this year in the Pangong lake area".
Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) chief SS Deswal on Thursday said that the border issue between India and China in eastern Ladakh is expected to be resolved peacefully very shortly. Deswal said "strains in bilateral relations are already evident but we are confident these will be sorted out peacefully very shortly."
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that India has dealt with the 'worst crisis' in decades along its border with China with firmness and maturity despite facing the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic.
India and China on Wednesday held a fresh round of diplomatic talks with a focus on implementing the five-point agreement reached between the two countries to resolve the nearly five-month-long border standoff in eastern Ladakh.
India-China face-off at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is continuing with the Indian Army foiling a number of attempts by China to unilaterally change the status quo. While several military commander level talks between the two armies have taken place, the issue is still not resolved. Though negociation talks underway, India said a Straight No when China said it wanted to deploy 50 troops near Finger 4 area, one of the friction points along the LAC.
The United States reportedly believes that China's latest incursion into the Indian territory at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh earlier last week was a deliberate provocation.
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India and China on Monday held the second round of Corps Commander-level talks on the Chinese side of the border to discuss and resolve the violent face-off between the Indian and the Chinese troops in Galwan Valley.
Similar financial powers were given to the armed forces after the Uri attack and the Balakot aerial strikes against Pakistan. The requirement of granting this power again to the forces was felt by the government after the Chinese aggression in Eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Uttar Pradesh police officials stopped ten young boys from Aligarh who were on their way to China to avenge the soldiers' deaths. When the cops stopped them and questioned them they said they wanted to teach China a lesson for killing our soldiers.
Virat Kohli and other cricketers paid rich tribute to Indian soldiers, who were martyred in the Galwan Valley on Tuesday.
Indian Army has been given emergency power to deal with complete freedom against any Chinese aggression at the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
One Indian Army colonel, two jawans have been martyred in violent clashes with Chinese troops at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Galwan Valley in the Eastern Ladakh region. Casualties have also taken place at the Chinese side but there is no confirmation on the numbers yet.
Indian intercepts revealed that Chinese side had suffered 43 casualties including dead and seriously injured in face-off in the Galwan valley, news agency ANI reported quoting sources.
A soldier from Tamil Nadu, who was among the three men killed in Ladakh in a violent face off with Chinese troops, served the Army for 22 long years and was due to retire in a year, his family and state parties said here on Tuesday.
India is not interested in land of Pakistan or China but wanted peace and amity, Union minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari said on Sunday.
Amid a standoff with China on the Ladakh border, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that India will never compromise on its "national pride", asserting that its security capability has risen and it is no longer a "weak" country.
The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson's remarks came a day after officials in New Delhi suggested that armies of India and China have undertaken a "limited disengagement" in few areas in eastern Ladakh in a demonstration of their intent to end the border standoff peacefully ahead of another round of military talks on Wednesday.
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