Tag: Line of Actual Control (LAC)
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Border stand-off: India, China hold 9th round of Corps commander level talks
India is believed to have insisted on setting in motion at the earliest the process of disengagement and de-escalation of troops by the two countries.
January 25, 2021 -
India,China to hold talks on LAC stand-off today
The talks, expected to begin in the morning, will focus on disengagement and de-escalation of troops, leading to peace and tranquility in border areas, sources said.
January 24, 2021 -
IAF chief visits EAC amid Sino-India border tensions
The IAF spokesperson shared that ACM Bhadauria is on a two-day visit to air bases and ALGs within the operational command of the EAC and during which he visited forward areas in Sikkim sector and interacted with senior officers and personnel deployed there.
January 8, 2021 -
LAC row: India, China military commanders to meet soon
Official sources said China appeared serious about the disengagement process at the last meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on border affairs between the two countries held on 18 December. Naveen Srivastava, Joint Secretary (East Asia) had led the Indian team, which also included defence personnel, at the meeting.
December 30, 2020 -
China builds temporary houses for soldiers in Demchok across LAC
Pictures of the newly built housing colony have been shared on the social media by Konchok Stanzin, councillor of the Chushul constituency and former executive councillor of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) of Leh.
December 21, 2020 -
Microwaves and psyops
The Indian Army issued a denial on Tuesday, emphasising that no such incident has taken place in Ladakh and noting that they remain in control of the high ground
November 20, 2020 -
Towards disengagement and de-escalation
The second stage would involve pulling back armoured and artillery elements deployed on the Southern Bank, where India holds the key having occupied heights along the Kailash Ridge. This would be followed by pulling back of troops in this region.
November 17, 2020 -
When giants joust on the roof of the world
India has a significant place in the assortment of countries that China focuses on, primarily because it is the only country in Asia to have the mammoth scale of resources, territory and people to match China. If China wants to dominate the Asian continent, it is India, along with Japan, that will pose a serious challenge to its superiority. Hence the present bout of tensions in the high Himalayas needs to be assessed from the strategic and diplomatic perspective.
November 2, 2020 -
Change in status quo at LAC unacceptable, Jaishankar tells China
Delivering the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture last evening, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar noted that ties with China were stable for three decades as the two nations addressed inherited challenges and new circumstances.
November 2, 2020 -
No breakthrough in Sino-India military talks
Both sides, however, agreed to disengage troops to resolve stand-off at LAC
October 14, 2020 -
Before de-escalation, China wants India to vacate strategic heights in Pangong Lake
China first wants to resolve the mentions at the south bank of Pangong Lake where India is in a strategically strengthened position, but India wants a roadmap to de drawn out for de-escalation on all along the LAC.
September 25, 2020 -
A battle on China’s hands
The Indian army refuted Chinese claims, stating, “In the instant case, it was China's PLA troops who were attempting to close-in with one of our forward positions along the LAC and when dissuaded by own troops, PLA troops fired a few rounds in the air in an attempt to intimidate own troops.”
September 15, 2020 -
Massive deployment of PLA troops along LAC created ‘flash points’: India to China
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has addressed the States’s concern of China’s deployment of its troops with arms and equipment along LAC to China’s State Councillor and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi at a meeting in Moscow.
September 11, 2020 -
Indian Army warns Chinese troops against intrusion attempts, puts up barbed wires at LAC
India has strongly condemned these attempts being made by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops and have warned that India would retaliate if Chinese army continues to make these attempts of overtaking Indian held positions
September 10, 2020 -
PLA stuck in quicksand of its own making in Pangong: Think tank
EFSAS also notes that despite the repeated incidents near Pangong Tso, the saving grace was that public statements still seem to be prioritising peace over a war
September 7, 2020 -
IAF boosts night flight ops, force sees it as game-changer
This would be a ‘game changer’ because training by night will strengthen the IAF's capability to conduct full spectrum operations at the Line of Actual Control on short notice, given Leh’s proximity to the LAC.
September 7, 2020 -
Xi’s dilemma in Ladakh
On the night of 29/30 August as per reports Indian commanders decided to send in the Vikas (SFF) battalion to occupy Black Top on the southern side of Pangong Tso on India’s side of LAC to preempt the Chinese from moving in. It could have been touch and go.
September 6, 2020