Army had started patrolling at Demchok after informing Chinese army, in line with the arrangements finalised by both sides, defence sources had earlier said NEW DELHI: Indian govt officially confirmed Saturday that ‘verification patrolling’ has commenced in Demchok and Depsang areas along the LAC, the two friction points in India-China military standoff in eastern Ladakh,…
GUWAHATI: Three militants of Manipur’s valley-based proscribed outfits, People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREEPAK) (PRO) and People’s Liberation Army (PLA), were killed in a clash with Myanmar’s rebel groups in the neighbouring country on Wednesday.In a statement, PREEPAK (PRO) said its two members and a self-styled captain of the Revolutionary People’s Front/People’s Liberation Army (RPF/PLA)…
Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) China on Monday conducted extensive military drills in the vicinity of Taiwan and its surrounding islands, which it described as a ‘stern warning’ against Taiwanese independence.The Chinese defence ministry stated that the exercises were a reaction to the refusal of Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te to accede to Beijing’s insistence that…
China’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that its People Liberation Army (PLA) has successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the Pacific Ocean.The ministry said the launch was “not directed at any country or target and in line with international law“, reported news agency Reuters.The intercontinental ballistic missiles have a range greater than 5,000…
China’s People Liberation Army has deployed its submarine with a laser weapon installed in its midsection to counter military threats to Beijing including Elon Musk’s Starlink which has been covering the space above the Earth with its satellites.According to the South China Morning Post, China can destroy SpaceX’s Starlink satellites if China’s security is at…
China has started its biggest military exercise in a year around Taiwan in response to the inauguration of Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te. The drills, which Beijing describes as “strong punishment” for Taiwan’s “separatist acts,” involve coordinated operations between the army, navy, air force, and rocket force. The exercises come after Lai’s inauguration speech, which…
NEW DELHI: Four years into the face-to-face military confrontation in eastern Ladakh, which also triggered tensions all along the Line of Actual Control, there has been no let-up in the way China continues to build border infrastructure and dual-use ‘Xiaokang’ villages, strengthen military positions and deploy additional aircraft at its air-bases facing India.Latest satellite imagery,…
NEW DELHI: China’s nuclear-powered submarines, nicknamed ‘Sharks’ by the PLA navy, are becoming more stealthy and capable, according to a recent report by the US Naval War College. The report claims that China is on the verge of producing “world-class” nuclear submarines that can rival the Russian Akula-I class SSN in terms of propulsion, quieting,…
