External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday emphasised that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government will never compromise when it comes to national security.
Section 144 has been imposed in Ladakh's Leh ahead of climate activism Sonam Wangchuk's planned 'Pashmina March' scheduled for April 7 in the areas along the Line of Actual Control.
"Further, it will not change the reality that the State of Arunachal Pradesh was, is, and will always be an integral and inalienable part of India. Chinese side has been made aware of this consistent position on several occasions," the MEA said.
Calling the national security a complicated calculus in today's times, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted India's response to Chinese incursions at the Line of Actual control (LAC) and towards cross-border terrorism from Pakistan through its ferocious responses in Uri and
"The 21st round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on 19th February 2024. The discussions built on the previous rounds, seeking complete disengagement in the remaining areas along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh as an essential basis for
Including Bhutan and India, along their shared rugged, mountainous frontier, China is pushing forward wherever it can to forge a fait accompli on the ground. It is doing the same with illegal territorial claims in the South China Sea and attempting the same in Japan's Senkaku Islands.
While maintaining that the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) remains stable 'but sensitive', Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande on Monday said that in the last one year there haven't had any more friction areas between India and China.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated that he has told his Chinese counterpart that unless they find a solution on the border, they should not expect the relations between the two countries to be normal.
In a bid to boost its mobile firepower in high-altitude border areas like Line of Actual Control with China the Indian Army is soon going to issue a tender for acquiring 200 new mounted howitzers equipped with 105 mm guns.
During the day, Rajnath Singh who on Monday arrived in Tezpur for a two-day visit to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh attended the wreath-laying ceremony, engaged with the security personnel deployed in the strategically vital Tawang sector, performed Shashtra Puja, held special prayers.
In a major boost to its firepower, the Defence Ministry has approved the procurement of a regiment of 'Pralay' ballistic missiles for the Indian Army for deployment along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and Line of Control (LoC), that is, borders with China and Pakistan respectively.