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China snoops on Indian politicians including 5 PMs, two dozen CMs

Sep 14, 2020, at 09:07 pm

Beijing/New Delhi/IBNS: China has been caught snooping on a large number of Indian politicians including five Prime Ministers and two dozen Chief Ministers, even as the border standoff in Ladakh intensified animosity between the two Asian giants.

Five missing Arunachal men handed over to India by China's PLA

Sep 12, 2020, at 07:49 pm

Itanagar/IBNS:Five men from Arunachal Pradesh, who went missing from the areas bordering with China, were handed over to India earlier today by China’s People’s Liberation Army or PLA, the Indian Army said in a statement.

China's PLA to hand over five 'missing' Arunachal men to India on Saturday

Sep 12, 2020, at 05:15 am

Itanagar/IBNS: The Chinese army has said it will hand over the five men from Arunachal Pradesh, who had gone missing, to India, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has tweeted.

Russia, India, China discuss ways to strengthen trilateral ties

Sep 11, 2020, at 03:07 pm

New Delhi/Moscow/UNI: Russia, India and China on Thursday discussed the ways to further strengthen their trilateral cooperation as well as topical issues of international and regional importance.

S Jaishankar meets Chinese counterpart in Moscow amid LAC tension

Sep 11, 2020, at 02:38 am

Moscow/IBNS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is meeting his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow as an attempt to defuse the rising tension along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de facto border between the two nations.

India inducts Rafale jets into IAF's 'Golden Arrows' squadron amid border faceoff with China

Sep 10, 2020, at 07:07 pm

Ambala/IBNS: Delivering a strong message to its hostile neighbour China and its all-weather ally Pakistan, India inducted five controversy-marred French-made Rafale jets into the Indian Air Force (IAF)'s 'Golden Arrows' squadron at the Ambala airbase in Haryana on Thursday.

Indian Army never transgressed across the Line of Actual Control, Ministry of Defence on conflict with China

Sep 08, 2020, at 10:41 pm

New Delhi: Negating claims by China, the Ministry of Defence on Tuesday said the Indian Army never transgressed across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) or resorted to use of any aggressive means, including firing.

Indian soldiers never crossed LAC: New Delhi rubbishes Beijing's claim of trespassing at Pangong Lake

Sep 08, 2020, at 05:24 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Rebutting Beijing's unverified claim that the Indian soldiers had trespassed at the border along Pangong Lake, New Delhi on Tuesday said none of its troops had crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) which has been inflamed by the neighbouring country since May.

Ladakh: China says Indian soldiers crossed LAC near south bank of Pangong Tso

Sep 08, 2020, at 02:23 pm

Ladakh: China has said that Indian soldiers crossed the  Line of Actual Control (LAC) close to the southern bank of Pangong Tso.

Do not have details of any message from Indian Army to PLA about five missing Arunachal youth: China

Sep 08, 2020, at 01:32 am

New Delhi/UNI: China on Monday said that it does not have any details about any message by the Indian Army to the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) about five missing youths who had been abducted by PLA from Arunachal Pradesh on Sept 4.

Indian Army sent hotline message to counterpart PLA, says Rijiju on 5 Arunachal youths reportedly abducted by Chinese Army

Sep 07, 2020, at 01:38 am

Itanagar/UNI: Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday informed that the Indian Army has already sent hotline message to counterpart People’s Liberation of Army (PLA) in connection with the reports regarding five youths reportedly abducted by the Chinese Army from Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri district.

Arunachal Police team sent to investigate media reports of 5 men abducted by Chinese army

Sep 06, 2020, at 04:55 am

Itanagar/IBNS: The Arunachal Pradesh Police on Saturday said it has sent a team to the remote Upper Subansiri district near India-China border to “verify the facts” about media reports that five people of the state have been kidnapped by the Chinese army amid strained relations between the two countries, said media reports.

Middle path as diplomatic policy lost significance: Mir Junaid on India-China border dispute

Sep 06, 2020, at 02:31 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Jammu and Kashmir Workers Party president Mid Junaid on Saturday said the middle path as a diplomatic policy has lost its significance, referring to China's unprovoked aggression at the border with India.

Indian Army rescues Chinese citizens in North Sikkim

Sep 05, 2020, at 08:47 pm

Gangtok/IBNS: The Indian Army extended a helping hand to three Chinese citizens who lost their way in the Plateau area of North Sikkim at an altitude of 17,500 feet on Thursday.

Ladakh standoff: India, China speak for peaceful settlement of border dispute

Sep 05, 2020, at 07:26 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Chinese counterpart Maj Gen Wei Fenghe on Saturday called for the peaceful settlement of the ongoing border dispute in Ladakh.

PLA abducted five youths from Arunachal Pradesh, claims Congress MLA

Sep 05, 2020, at 06:57 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: Amid the border tension between India and China, a Congress MLA of Arunachal Pradesh has claimed that five people from the northeastern state have reportedly been abducted by the Chinese army or the People's Liberation Army (PLA) from Sera 7 area under Upper Subansiri district along Indo-China border.

Donald Trump describes border row between India and China as 'very nasty', offers to mediate

Sep 05, 2020, at 03:29 pm

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday described the growing conflict between India and China at the border as a 'very nasty situation'.

Peace and stability demand climate of trust: Rajnath Singh in Moscow

Sep 05, 2020, at 05:21 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday emphasised that “peaceful, stable and secure region of SCO member states – which is home to over 40 per cent of the global population, demands a climate of trust and cooperation, non-aggression, respect for international rules and norms, sensitivity to each other’s interest and peaceful resolution of differences."

China creating multiple fronts like one in Ladakh to take advantage of global COVID-19 situation: US diplomat

Sep 05, 2020, at 01:06 am

Washington: A senior US diplomat feels that China is creating multiple fronts, like the one which it attempted to create in Ladakh, to take advantage of the current situation when the world is busy combating COVID-19 outbreak.

Solution to India-China border standoff lay in domain of diplomacy: S Jaishankar

Sep 04, 2020, at 07:22 pm

New Delhi/UNI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday asserted that a solution to the India-China border standoff lay in the domain of diplomacy.

Situation along LAC slightly tense: Army chief MM Naravane after India-China Ladakh clash

Sep 04, 2020, at 06:16 pm

Leh/IBNS: Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Friday said the situation along Line of Actual Control (LAC) is "slightly tense", days after the faceoff between the Indian and Chinese soldiers at the Pangong Lake in Ladakh, media reports said.

Urge China to 'sincerely engage' in restoring peace along LAC: India

Sep 04, 2020, at 04:00 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday said it is firm on resolving outstanding issues with China through peaceful dialogue and urged Beijing to "sincerely engage" in the restoration of tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

India-China clash: Army chief MM Naravane reaches Ladakh to review operational preparedness

Sep 03, 2020, at 05:17 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane is on a two-day visit to Ladakh to review the latest operational situation amidst the heightened military tensions with China after Indian soldiers occupied heights on the southern bank of Pangong Tso under Chushul sector in eastern Ladakh.

China made growing attempt to invade Indian entertainment industry: Report

Sep 03, 2020, at 03:38 am

Beijing/ New Delhi: Despite the distrust shared between India and China, the growing attempt of Chinese investors to influence Indian minds is evident from the largescale investments made by them in the entertainment industry here.

LAC tension: India now bans 118 Chinese apps, includes PUBG 

Sep 02, 2020, at 11:23 pm

New Delhi: The Indian government on Wednesday banned popular game PUBG and 118 other Chinese mobile applications.

India reeling under Modi-made disaster: Rahul Gandhi

Sep 02, 2020, at 04:38 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Mounting pressure on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday made yet another attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the massive fall in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Covid-19 spread, the bilateral tension between India and China and other economic issues.

Amid heightening tension with China, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Russia

Sep 02, 2020, at 02:43 pm

New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will leave for Moscow on Wednesday to attend the combined meeting of Defence Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member States in commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of victory in the World War II.

India slams China's 'provocative military manoeuvres' amid diplomatic talks

Sep 02, 2020, at 04:12 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India on Tuesday slammed China's violation of the diplomatic engagements to restore peace along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and the neighbouring country's 'provocative military manoeuvres' in the South Bank area of Pangong Lake.

Bangladesh-China: Diplomacy looks simple but demanding

Sep 01, 2020, at 09:50 pm

Some time at the end of December 71, just after independence, I decided to visit the famous American journalist Edgar Snow. He spent his last days in Eysins on Lac lemon not far from Geneva.

How to cope with China’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomats?

Sep 01, 2020, at 09:47 pm

A new expression has recently appeared in the media and international diplomatic circles: ‘wolf warrior’ a term for the new and very assertive Chinese diplomats, who use Twitter and other social media platforms to prey on any person, legal or physical, which criticizes China or the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).