The sources said on December 9, 2022, PLA troops contacted the LAC in the Tawang Sector of Arunachal Pradesh which was contested by Indian troops in a firm and resolute manner.
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday said that the government should discuss the border issues between India and China instead of reciting about G20.
Referring to the period in 2017 when India faced a tough situation with the Chinese, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Thursday said that the first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat was "resolute".
The closure of the Rasuwagadhi-Kerung border point has pushed the local traders in Nepal to the edge of bankruptcy as the border is one of the key trade routes between Nepal and China and has been closed for more than thirty-four months now. Earlier the border was completely closed for more
India has deployed more than 50,000 troops along with a large number of new equipment to tackle possible Chinese aggression since April-May 2020 in Eastern Ladakh. A number of steps have been taken to address the logistical requirements of troops based there.
Amid reports of Chinese buildup across the Line of Actual Control, the Indian Army has built infrastructure for housing 450 tanks and over 22,000 troops in the Eastern Ladakh sector opposite China, defence sources said.
The situation in Eastern Ladakh is stable but unpredictable and inspite of winter onset there is no significant reduction of our force strength on Line of Actual Control (LAC), Army Chief General Manoj Pande said on Saturday.
Indian Railways will construct railway lines from Bhalukpong to Tawang along the China border and Silapathar to Along via Bame, which once ready will have strategic importance because it will connect the border areas in the shortest time.
The exercise, which was planned many months in advance, was earlier planned to be held in October but would now be held next month, Army officials said.
This remark comes a few days after the Chinese envoy to India, Sun Weidong said that both India-China should break out of the "geopolitics trap" and find a new path that is different from the past.