The Indian Army has completed establishment of habitat facilities for all troops deployed in eastern Ladakh to ensure operational efficiency in the harsh winter months, it said on Wednesday.
Amid India-China border tension at LAC, a British daily "The Times", citing a Beijing-based professor, reported that the Chinese military used microwave weapons against Indian soldiers to retreat during the border standoff in eastern Ladakh.
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."
Indian and Chinese military commanders will meet for the eighth time next week to deliberate on resolving the border dispute in eastern Ladakh, after all earlier rounds of talks ended up in deadlock with no sign of de-escalation at the Line of Actual Control even as the winter is setting in.
Shah also said the government is taking all possible military and diplomatic steps to resolve the standoff in Ladakh with China.
The seventh round of India and China military talks to resolve border disputes in Eastern Ladakh have ended in a deadlock.
As the situation along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh has failed to show any significant improvements despite several rounds of talks on diplomatic and military levels, The Indian Army has deployed T-90 and T-72 tanks along with the BMP-2 Infantry Combat Vehicles which can operate at temperatures up to minus 40 degree Celsius.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi met in Moscow on Thursday amid hopes of a possible breakthrough in reducing tensions along the Line of Actual Control(LAC) in eastern Ladakh.
The United States is ready to get involved and help to resolve the dispute between India and China over the mountain border running through the western Himalayas, President Donald Trump said on Friday, terming the ongoing tensions as a "very nasty situation."
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.
Following new developments at the South Pangong Tso amid India-China border tension, a high-level meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Foreign Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval and chiefs of Army, Navy and Airforce took place on Tuesday at South Block in New Delhi.
India-China border tension: In a significant development, Indian security forces once again today (Tuesday, Sep 1) foiled an attempt by the Chinese Army to transgress into the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
India China border tension: India once again prevented a unilateral attempt by China to alter the status quo after a similar move it attempted on the intervening night of August 29-30 along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Following new developments at the South Pangong Tso amid India-China border tension, a high-level meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Foreign Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval and chiefs of Army, Navy and Airforce is taking pl
Amind ongoing India-China border tension, the meeting of brigade commander of the Indian Army with his Chinese counterpart is underway in Chushul/Moldo to discuss issues related to the situation on the southern bank of Pangong lake.
Indian Army on Monday occupied the height on the southern bank of Pangong Tso, which can give advantage to the side which holds it for controlling the areas around.
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 virtual talks are scheduled to be held under the framework of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on border affairs, and both sides are expected to deliberate on ways to ensure early implementation of the disengagement process.
Joe Biden, who will be the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, will give "high priority to" strengthening India-US relations including on counter-terrorism and for ensuring China can't threaten its neighbours, according to his campaign.
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