Xi wants Chinese army to focus on military might, achieve goals by 2027
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the army to focus on its military might and achieve goals by 2027, the year marking the centenary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the army to focus on its military might and achieve goals by 2027, the year marking the centenary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
Reports suggest that the handover took place in the Chinese territory and the five villagers will reach to the Indian side through Kibithu border post.
This was Jaishankar’s first face-to-face meeting with his Chinese counterpart after the violent face-off in the Galwan Valley which killed 20 Indian Army soldiers, including a Commanding Officer
The decision comes days after a violent face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh left 20 Indian Army personnel dead.
The soldiers, including four officers, were taken captive after the violent face-off at Galwan Valley on Monday evening which had left 20 Indian soldiers dead.
The clash in Galwan Valley on Monday night is the biggest confrontation between the two militaries since their 1967 clashes in Nathu La in 1967 when India lost around 80 soldiers while over 300 Chinese army personnel were killed.
The violent face-off between Indian and Chinese forces took place on Monday evening.
Twenty Indian Army men, including officers, were killed in an unprecedented violent clash with China's People’s Liberation Army troops at Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh on Monday night, the Indian Army said on Tuesday.
Both the sides are expected to deliberate on specific proposals to end the month-long bitter standoff in eastern Ladakh during the first extensive talks between the Indian and Chinese military on Saturday.
National Day is celebrated annually to commemorate the establishment of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949. It paves the way for a seven-day public holiday called the "golden week."
