‘Trust has become biggest casualty’: What Army chief said on LAC standoff with China | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday described the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh as stable but sensitive.Addressing a curtain raiser event for the Chanakya Defence Dialogue, Gen Dwivedi acknowledged the positive signalling coming from diplomatic talks between the two countries, which aim to find an early resolution…

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‘Mere painting … ‘: Union minister Kiren Rijiju rebuffs reports on Chinese incursion in Arunachal | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday outrightly dismissed the reports suggesting that Chinese forces have entered into the Indian territory, saying mere paintings of marks in undemarcated locations doesn’t mean the areas have been encroached upon.Rijiju, who represents Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency, also said that overlapping of patrolling by Indian and Chinese…

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Respect for LAC essential for restoring normalcy in bilateral ties: MEA to China | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Wednesday told China the necessity of respecting the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to restore normalcy in bilateral relations. The MEA said that both countries have agreed to maintain peace on the ground in line with existing agreements.“They agreed on the need to jointly uphold peace…

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US ‘strongly opposes’ China’s renaming of places in Arunachal Pradesh – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The US has expressed strong opposition to China’s recent announcement of 30 new names of various places in Arunachal Pradesh amid Beijing’s stepped-up assertions in recent weeks to re-emphasise its claim over the Indian state.“The United States strongly opposes any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims by incursions or encroachments, military or civilian,…

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India-China hold 29th round of diplomatic talks, discuss disengagement in border areas | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India and China amid border tensions exchanged views on ways of achieving complete disengagement and resolving the issues along the Line of Actual Control in the Western Sector of India-China border areas, ministry of external affairs (MEA) said in an official press release on Thursday.India and China convened their 29th session of the…

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PM Modi opens Sela tunnel near LAC, vows to boost border infra | India News – Times of India

GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the strategically-crucial Sela tunnel, the world’s longest twin-lane passageway near the China border at an elevation of 13,700 feet, reaffirming his intent to strengthen the infrastructure in the border regions. ‘India’s move to add more troops….’: Beijing reacts on additional Indian troops at LAC Stating that inaugurating…

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