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.
Singh, in his address, also assured that 'not an inch of our land can be taken by any power in the world'.
Both the countries are engaged in military and diplomatic deliberation to de-escalate the tense situation at the border areas.
This comes in the backdrop of India cutting its import dependence on China by half in the last financial year and also banning 59 Chinese apps including TikTok in a diplomatic response to the unprecedented Galwan valley clash on June 15.
Friday's meeting of the 22-member PAC chaired by leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was attended by 17 out of the total 20 members. Its two seats are vacant.
The mutual agreement on disengagement came after a key phone call between Chinese Foreign Minister, State Councillor and Special Representative on the Sino-Indian Boundary Issue Wang Yi and Indian National Security Advisor and Special Representative Ajit Doval on Sunday.