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India-China Border Standoff: Buffer Zones To Be Removed, Demchok, Depsang See ‘Resolution’

New Delhi: In a historic turn of events, the ongoing border standoff between India and China in the Eastern Ladakh sector of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) may be finally headed for a resolution after four long years. The Indian Army has been “allowed to” patrol certain areas that it used to before the face-off began, sources said, and the government on Monday hinted at a “patrolling arrangement” between the two sides. Both the Indian Army as well as the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) are looking to disengage from the remaining points where the faceoff is currently going on, including in the Demchok area and Depsang Plains, multiple sources told ABP Live. The “patrolling arrangement” was alluded to at a media briefing by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday. Under the propose...
‘GOAT of foreign service’ turns 100. MK Rasgotra was Nehru’s aide & critic, gave Chanakyapuri its name
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‘GOAT of foreign service’ turns 100. MK Rasgotra was Nehru’s aide & critic, gave Chanakyapuri its name

New Delhi: Maharaja Krishna Rasgotra is one of a handful of living civil servants to have crossed 100 years of age after leading a power-packed diplomatic career, most notably in his role as foreign secretary from 1982 to 1985. Only a few centenarian ex-public servants, such as Rasgotra, are alive across the world today. They include former Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan, Britain’s oldest surviving former MP Patrick Duffy, and former FBI director William H. Webster. Dubbed a “legend” and “titan” in the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, M.K. Rasgotra celebrated his 100th birthday at a reception hosted by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misiri in New Delhi Monday. The event was attended by Jaishankar. Show Full Article “...