NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that the recent disengagement of Indian and Chinese troops at Depsang and Demchok in Ladakh is the initial step towards restoring normalcy along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The next phase, he said, involves de-escalation, which will proceed only when India is assured that…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday that the recent Line of Actual Control (LAC) pact to tamp down the border tension with China was part of the government’s “very determined effort” as it stood its ground during the standoff with Beijing.Jaishankar also heaped praises…
Union defence minister Rajnath Singh (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the India-China pact that eases border tension between New Delhi and Beijing was the outcome of the “power of engaging in dialogue“.He said that the consensus between both nations includes “patrolling, grazing in traditional areas”.“India and China have…
NEW DELHI: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday expressed India’s desire to return to the status quo of April 2020 with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).This marks the Army chief’s first statement regarding the India-China border patrolling agreement. After extensive negotiations, India and China have reached a consensus to revert to…
NEW DELHI: Amid signs of a renewed effort by India and China to resolve the military standoff in eastern Ladakh, India and China held another round of diplomatic talks for an early completion of the disengagement process that India sees as essential for resuming normal bilateral exchanges.While there was no breakthrough in the talks as…
