India, China corps commanders hold frank discuss “friction points”
The 18th round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting concluded at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side on Sunday.
The 18th round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting concluded at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side on Sunday.
The locals put forth raised their demand during the visit of Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Parshottam Rupala of the villages along LoC.
''Diplomatically, we are clear with the Chinese...we won't tolerate attempts to unilaterally change LAC. If they continue to do that and build up forces which constitute serious concerns in the border areas, our relationship is not normal and that abnormality is evident in the last few years,'' the External Affairs Minister said in an obvious reference to the ongoing India-China military stand-off at eastern Ladakh.
The Ladakh administration has amended the Communication Connectivity Infrastructure Rules 2020 (LCCIR) to accelerate upgradation and expansion of telecom networks in the cold desert region that is witnessing a prolonged standoff with China.
The 255-km long Darbuk-Shyokh-Daulat Beg Oldie road, which meanders through elevations ranging between 13,000 ft and 16,000 ft, took the road construction executive force almost two decades to construct.
The minister asserted that any attempt to change the status quo at LAC was unacceptable to India
Addressing scholars at the 13th All India Conference of China Studies, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said, "The India-China relationship is today truly at a crossroads. Choices that are made will have profound repercussions, not just for the two nations but for the entire world."
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.
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.
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.
