Defending India
With challenges on two fronts, India would have to gradually raise its defence spending to deal with increasing external threats
With challenges on two fronts, India would have to gradually raise its defence spending to deal with increasing external threats
Headquartered out of Kolkata, the Eastern Command is responsible for guarding the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh and other NorthEastern states along with the Sikkim sector.
The US said it welcomes increased Indian involvement in Southeast Asia including its military presence in the South China Sea.
Depsang plains has seen two major stand-offs in 2013 and 2014, besides dozens of face-offs annually when the troops of the two countries come close while patrolling.
At the fifth Corps Commander-level meeting at Moldo on Sunday which lasted for 10 hours, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China was adamant about not moving back from its position at Finger-4 and instead, asked India to disengage further.
India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France in 2016 to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets for Rs 58,000 crore.
The satellite which carries Kautilya, an ELINT (electronic intelligence) package whose capabilities are among the most highly-classified and closely-guarded aspects of operation for military purposes on Saturday carried out a pass over PLA positions in occupied Tibet near Arunachal Pradesh.
In his latest video message, Gandhi said, 'It is absolutely clear that the Chinese have entered the Indian territory and it makes my blood boil,' adding that as a politician, he cannot keep quiet on the matter.
The two countries reviewed the situation in the region during a fresh round of online diplomatic talks under the framework of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on border affairs.
Speculations are rife that the military-level talks between India and China are running into a stalemate over the LAC issue in Ladakh.