The controversy around the unpublished book, Four Stars of Destiny, erupted after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi read excerpts from it in the Lok Sabha on February 2, taking reference from an online magazine article on the same.
One of the biggest casualties in the standoff, he pointed out, is the erosion of trust between thet wo sides.
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.
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.
The Indian and Chinese armies have been locked in a bitter standoff in multiple locations in eastern Ladakh for the last two months, and the tension escalated manifold after 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a violent clash in Galwan Valley on June 15.
The mutual agreement 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.
During the meeting, the Defence Minister directed that all border infrastructures to be fast-tracked so that movement of forces is not affected.
