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Indian Army Resumes Restricted Patrolling At Depsang As Disengagement With China Progresses

India-China LAC: The Indian Army finally began patrolling at the strategically crucial Depsang Plains days after it completed the process of disengagement with the Chinese troops on October 31. The patrolling exercise in Depsang, however, was carried out in a restricted manner on Monday as the Indian Army was not able to patrol all the points it used to visit earlier before the military standoff between India and China began in April-May 2020. “Following the consensus reached between the Indian and Chinese side for disengagement and resumption of patrolling in Depsang and Demchok, the Indian Army patrol to one of the patrolling points in Depsang was successfully conducted today. This is yet another positive step towards maintaining peace and tranquility on the LAC,” said a statement issued...
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Indian Army Resumes Patrolling In Demchok, Depsang Next At LAC

Days after India and China reached a patrolling arrangement, the Indian Army began patrolling at the Demchok area while the process is yet to start at Depsang plains, sources told ABP News.  The Indian Army and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) began the disengagement process of their troops at the Depsang plains and Demchok area in the Eastern Ladakh sector of the Line of Actual Control (LAC)-- the de-facto border between India and China-- on October 21. The process was completed on October 31 when troops came back to their original positions along with their tents, vehicles and other infrastructure.  In the Demchok, the Indian Army will now be able to access some of the key strategic points in the Charding-Ninglung Nala area. These are those areas that are claimed by India as its part o...
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Video | “Will Try To Go Beyond Disengagement, But…”: Rajnath Singh’s LAC Update

The disengagement of Indian and Chinese forces near the Line of Actual Control is "almost over", Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said today. The minister said that while India wants to go "beyond disengagement", this would "take time". "India and China have been holding talks at both diplomatic and military levels to resolve the differences in some areas along the LAC. As a result of the talks, a broad consensus was developed on the basis of equal and mutual security. The consensus includes the rights of patrolling and grazing in traditional areas. Based on this consensus, the process of disengagement is almost complete. Our efforts will be to take the matter beyond disengagement; but for that, we will have to wait a little longer," he said. ...
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Video | Chinese Ambassador After Modi-Xi Meet In BRICS: “Looking Forward To Direct Flights…”

Ambassador of China to India, Xu Feihong said that he is looking forward to beginning of direct flights between India and China.  He said, "As two neighbouring countries, it is quite natural we have some differences, the most important thing is how to handle and solve these differences. I think this is very important. The meeting of the two leaders has set a very good example for us - how to handle these differences. As an Ambassador to India, of course I am looking forward to have smooth cooperation of our two sides in every field, not only in politics but also in business, education, science, every field. I am also looking forward to direct flights so that I can fly back to Beijing directly I know that before 2020, we had direct flights. So, it will provide more convenience to every...
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‘India, China pull back troops to pre-2020 positions as part of LAC pact, coordinated patrolling to resume soon’ | India News – Times of India

India and China have completed pulling back their troops from two face-off points at Demchok and Depsang in eastern Ladakh, just days after signing a patrolling pact to ease tensions along the Line of Actual Control(LAC), several media reports citing Army sources said on Wednesday. Reports said the troops of both countries have fallen back to their pre-April 2020 positions after dismantling their temporary posts, sheds, tents and other structures erected in the two areas.Over the next few days, both sides will verify the mutual pullback of troops before coordinated patrolling resumes, sources told news agencies.Diwali giftsSources further said ground commanders will continue to hold talks and "exchange of sweets on Diwali is set to happen on Thursday".The Army plans to launch its patrols i...
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China Says Troops Disengagement In Ladakh Proceeding ‘Orderly’ After Resolutions With India

Beijing: China on Wednesday said the Chinese and Indian militaries are implementing the “resolutions” concerning the disengagement in eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in an “orderly" manner. China and India have reached resolutions on issues concerning the border, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a media briefing here replying to a question on the progress of the disengagement. “At the moment, the Chinese and Indian frontier troops are implementing the resolutions in an orderly way," he said and declined to provide any details. Following the key agreement firmed up between India and China, the two countries began troop disengagement at the two friction points at Demchok and Depsang Plains in eastern Ladakh on October 2. The ties between the two Asia...
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US Welcomes Reduction In Tension Along India-China Border

The United States on Tuesday said that it welcomes any reduction in tension along the India-China border. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller noted that the US has been briefed by New Delhi in this regard. "We are closely following the developments (between India and China). We understand that both countries have taken initial steps to withdraw troops from friction points along the Line of Actual Control. We welcome any reduction in tensions along the border," Miller told reporters at his daily news conference. Miller said that the US has played no role in this. "We have talked to our Indian partners and been briefed on it, but we did not play any role in this resolution," Miller said while responding to a question. #WATCH | On the disengagement of Indian and Chinese troops ...
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India Expects To Resume Pre-2020 Patrolling Along LAC; De-Escalation With China Next Step: EAM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, on Sunday, shared the status of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) agreement between India and China, stating that the resumption of patrolling in the areas of Demchok and Depsang in northern Ladakh is expected to return to pre-2020 arrangements.  Jaishankar remarked during a BJP press conference in Mumbai, "An agreement reached on 21 October focused on resuming patrolling in those specific areas—Depsang and Demchok—as it used to be before 2020. It is natural that implementation will take some time. In recent days, you might have seen reports and updates about the changes occurring." He elaborated on the broader context, saying, "There were other issues as well. The topic of disengagement and patrolling was discussed, as our troops had come very close ...
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Jaishankar Credits ‘Determined Effort’ For India-China LAC Pact: ‘Military Was There In Unimagi

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar credited the recent breakthrough agreement with China on patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to the Indian military and adept diplomacy, which he described as operating in "very, very unimaginable conditions."  During an interaction with students in Pune on Saturday, Jaishankar remarked, "It is still a bit early for normalisation of relations, which will naturally take time to rebuild a degree of trust and willingness to work together", news agency PTI reported. He recalled a key meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, where it was decided that the foreign ministers and National Security Advisors of both nations would convene to discuss the way forward. Accordin...
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India, China To Achieve April 2020 ‘Status Quo Ante’ On Demchok, Depsang. Buffer Zones To Stay

India-China LAC Pact: The patrolling arrangement that has been worked out between India and China in the early hours of Monday, October 21, at the Eastern Ladakh sector of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) will restore the “status quo ante” of April 2020 even as both the Indian Army and the Chinese People’s Republic Army (PLA) will go back to their old patrolling points in the Demchok area and Depsang plains, which used to exist before the standoff began, multiple sources toldSource link
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India, China To Complete Troop Disengagement At LAC By Oct 28-29, Patrolling To Begin Thereafte

The Indian and Chinese troops have started disengagement at two friction points at Demchok and Depsang Plains in eastern Ladakh. This process is likely to get completed by October 28-29. The patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) will begin at the two friction points once the disengagement ends, news agency PTI said citing Army sources. Both India and China will be moving their troops and dismantling the temporary structures. In a major breakthrough to end the long-standing row, the two countries had firmed up on an agreement regarding the patrolling and disengagement of troops along the LAC in eastern Ladakh. Gradually, the patrolling status is anticipated to move back to like it used to be pre-April 2020. The agreement framework was initally agreed upon at the diplomatic level...
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‘Indictment Of PM Modi’s Gullibility’: Cong Poses 6 Questions To Govt On Agreement With China

Days after India and China announced an agreement on patrolling by their militaries along the LAC in eastern Ladakh, the Congress on Wednesday hit out at the Centre over the four-year-long standoff calling it an "indictment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gullibility and naivete."  The Congress asked the government to take the people of India into confidence on the matter and said many questions remained about PM Modi government's announcement of the agreement.  In a letter, issued by the party's General Secretary Jairam Ramesh, Congress posted six direct questions to the BJP-led Centre on India's truce with China in eastern Ladakh. The party also hit out at Prime Minister Modi for visiting China five times and holding meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping.  Many questions rem...
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Video | Indian Army की मदद के लिए Leh में Solar Energy का उपयोग कैसे कर रही है DRDO ? Leh Ladakh

रक्षा अनुसंधान और विकास संगठन (DRDO) की एक छोटी लेकिन अनूठी प्रयोगशाला भारतीय सशस्त्र बलों (Indian Arms) और लद्दाख की स्थानीय आबादी को या तो अच्छी कृषि के माध्यम से प्रचुर मात्रा में सौर ऊर्जा का उपयोग करके या अब हीटिंग समाधान खोजने के लिए सीधे सौर ऊर्जा का दोहन करके मदद कर रही है।Source link
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Air Force Facing Supply Chain Breakdown Issue Due to Wars, Says Air Chief

New Delhi: Indian Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh Friday said due to the two ongoing wars between Russia and Ukraine as well as Israel and Hamas, the force is facing issues concerning a breakdown of supply chains. He also said that the standoff situation with China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh remains the same and that it is developing the infrastructure there rapidly.  “Today nations are more and more getting into contestations and competition… The importance of airpower comes out very clearly in both these wars. We also understand where we need to be as Indian Air Force because a lot depends on us for our interests against our adversaries,” Singh said addressing his first press conference after taking charge.  “In terms of maintaining our aircraft we ...
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India-China Border Row: S Jaishankar Explains What ‘75% Disputes Resolved’ Means

Looking back at the "difficult history" with China, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has clarified that he meant only the “disengagement” of troops in eastern Ladakh has been sorted when he mentioned that 75 per cent progress on border dispute talks with Beijing. Addressing the Asia Society at the Asia Society Policy Institute on Tuesday (local time), Jaishankar highlighted how China violated the previous agreements during the Covid pandemic, by increasing troop deployment at the border, which eventually resulted in clashes causing casualties on both sides. This incident, according to the Minister, has overshadowed the bilateral relationship."We have a difficult history with China...Despite the explicit agreements we had with China, we saw in the middle of Covid that the Chinese m...
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China Says Border Situation With India ‘Generally Stable’, ‘Realised Disengagement’ In 4 Areas

Beijing, Sep 13 (PTI) Highlighting that troops have disengaged at four places in Eastern Ladakh, including Galwan Valley, the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday said India and China have agreed during their meeting in Russia to work together to create conditions for the improvement of bilateral relations. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks on the sidelines of a meeting of the BRICS high-ranking officials responsible for security matters in St Petersburg in Russia on Thursday where they discussed the progress made in the recent consultations on border issues, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a press release. Asked whether the two countries were close to a breakthrough to revive the bilateral ties frozen for over four years due to the mil...
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