During Third Modi Term, India to Focus on Resolving Pending China Border Issues: Jaishankar

Jaishankar, who retained his external affairs portfolio yesterday, also said the issue in India-Pakistan relations is of “cross-border terrorism” and this “cannot be the policy of a good neighbour”.

#LAC #ChineseIncursions #galwan #SJaishankar #MEA #IndianBorders #ArunachalPradesh #ladakh #china #pakistan #geopolitics #BJP #ForeignRelations #india

https://thewire.in/diplomacy/focus-resolving-pending-china-border-issues-jaishankar

Modi Is Being Outnumbered And Out-Rallied

This time Modi has no emotive message to take to the stump, Prem Panicker writes.

#LokSabhaElection2024 #NarendraModi #BJP #OppositionParties #INDIAAlliance #communalism #unemployment #ChineseIncursions #congress #india

https://rediff.com/news/column/india-votes-prem-panicker-modi-is-being-outnumbered-and-out-rallied/20240430.htm

China has not occupied any Indian land, claims S Jaishankar

However, the external affairs minister said the situation along the Line of Actual Control remains ‘competitive, sensitive and challenging’.

#ChineseIncursions #SJaishankar #LAC #china #ladakh #ArunachalPradesh #geopolitics #india

https://scroll.in/latest/1066574/china-has-not-occupied-any-indian-land-says-s-jaishankar

Newsweek's Modi ‘Interview’ Has No Questions; J&K PR Dept Had Celebrated Interviewer

The striking thing about Modi’s latest ‘interview’ in Newsweek is the absence of not supplementaries, but questions themselves.

#NarendraModi #newsweek #ModiPR #media #PressFreedom #democracy #ChineseIncursions #LAC #kashmir #DanishManzoorBhat #india

https://thewire.in/media/newsweeks-modi-interview-has-no-questions-jk-pr-dept-had-celebrated-interviewer

Activist calls for border march in Ladakh to mark land lost to China

The march would be taken out in the north and south banks of Pangong Tso lake, Demchok, Chushul among others along the Line of Actual Control with China; two dates are shortlisted — March 27 and April 7.

#ladakh #leh #ChineseIncursions #LAC #SonamWangchuk #china #geopolitics #IndianBorders #india

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/activist-calls-for-border-march-in-ladakh-to-mark-land-lost-to-china/article67969737.ece

Respond to Subramanian Swamy’s RTI plea on Chinese incursions: Information panel to Centre

The Bharatiya Janata Party leader had filed an application in November 2022 seeking details of illegal incursions by China since 1996.

#LAC #ChineseIncursions #china #india #SubramanianSwamy #IndianBorders #RTI #CIC

https://scroll.in/latest/1065092/respond-to-subramanian-swamys-rti-plea-on-chinese-incursions-information-panel-to-centre

CIC directs Centre to respond to Subramanian Swamy on RTI queries about Chinese incursions

Swamy had filed the RTI application in November 2022 and sought the details regarding Chinese incursions into Indian territory from the Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Defence

#LAC #ChineseIncursions #SubramanianSwamy #CIC #UnionGovt #RTI #china #india

https://www.barandbench.com/news/cic-directs-centre-respond-subramanian-swamy-rti-queries-chinese-incursions

Ladakh: Local Herders Clash With Chinese Solders Over Access to Grazing Land

Locals and officials said that the clash took place on January 2 in the Kakjung area of Nyoma village in Chushul Valley, Ladakh, which borders the Tibet region.

#ladakh #ChushulValley #PLA #ChineseIncursions #china #NationalBorders #india

https://thewire.in/security/ladakh-local-herders-clash-with-chinese-solders-over-access-to-grazing-land

More hype than substance

In 2023, the government’s foreign affairs fell short of the widely propagated “Vishwaguru” myth, displaying mediocrity. Kesava Menon writes.

#UnionGovt #diplomacy #ForeignRelations #g20 #ChineseIncursions #LAC #GalwanClash #RussiaUkraineWar #ukraine #palestine #israel #GazaGenocide #china #afghanistan #bangladesh #canada #geopolitics #india

https://frontline.thehindu.com/world-affairs/2023-in-foreign-policy-indian-government-conduct-foreign-affairs-impact-of-global-developments-on-existing-relationships/article67661012.ece

Agnipath to Galwan Clash: Ex-Army Chief General Naravane’s Big Revelations in Memoirs Yet to Be Released

Excerpts from General M.M. Naravane’s book titled 'Four Stars of Destiny' were reported by the news agency PTI last month. Sources say the book may be “delayed”, for want of ‘security clearance’. No release date has been announced.

#books #GeneralMMNaravane #agnipath #agniveer #ChineseIncursions #GalwanClash #china #india #bookstodon

https://thewire.in/books/agnipath-to-galwan-clash-ex-army-chief-general-naravanes-big-revelations-in-memoirs-yet-to-be-released

Creation of LAC buffer zone forces demolition of 1962 war hero Major Shaitan Singh's memorial

At the famous Battle of Rezang La, a pass in the Kailash Ranges, Major Shaitan Singh and 113 men fought to 'the last bullet, last man' against an overwhelming force of thousands of Chinese troops.

#LAC #ladakh #MajorShaitanSingh #1962war #china #india #ChineseIncursions #geopolitics #diplomacy #NationalBorders

https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/creation-of-lac-buffer-zone-forces-demolition-of-1962-war-hero-major-shaitan-singhs-memorial/cid/1989751

The blind spot

Stability on the disputed Sino-India border since the 1990s was not achieved by the largesse of the Communist Party of China; it was the outcome of well-planned Indian deterrence at the border, writes Sushant Singh.

#NationalBorders #ladakh #ChineseIncursions #IndiaChinaBorder #LAC #NarendraModi #BJP #india #china #defence

https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/the-blind-spot-chinese-incursions-out-of-sight-out-of-mind/cid/1982214

Delhi HC seeks Centre’s response to Subramanian Swamy’s RTI plea on Chinese incursions

The BJP leader has sought information on the extent of Indian land lost to China.

#DelhiHC #ChineseIncursions #ladakh #LAC #SubramanianSwamy #RTI #china #BJP #sovereignty #india

https://scroll.in/latest/1057367/delhi-hc-seeks-centres-response-to-subramanian-swamys-rti-plea-on-chinese-incursions

Why the INDIA Alliance Is Right in Boycotting Pro-Government Media

In the months of May, June and July, Times Now had 33 prime-time debates which criticised the opposition’s actions. It had none that criticised the Narendra Modi government. Aakar Patel writes.

https://thewire.in/politics/why-the-india-alliance-is-right-in-boycotting-pro-government-media

#INDIAAlliance #ProGovernmentMedia #HateMedia #misinformation #BJP #television #media #ChineseIncursions #galwan #ladakh #covid18 #CovidMismanagement #NDTV #TimesNow #RepublicTV #NarendraModi #BJP #india

Satellite Images Show China Strengthening Bunkers, Construction in Aksai Chin: Report

'Hindustan Times' reports that a comparison of images taken on December 6, 2021, and August 18 this year, shows that the Chinese have built ramped up bunkers and done underground construction at six locations, within 15 square kilometres of Aksai Chin.

https://thewire.in/security/china-india-lac-aksai-chin-construction

#china #ArunachalPradesh #AksaiChin #ChineseIncursions #LAC #NationalBorders #sovereignty #diplomacy #NarendraModi #XiJinping #BRICS #india

BJP should focus on retrieving land from China rather than on J&K’s locals: Mehbooba Mufti

Referring to the ongoing anti-encroachment drive of the J&K Lieutenant Governor (L-G), Ms. Mufti said, ”China has occupied around 2,000 square kilometres of land in Ladakh. PM Modi should focus on that rather than on the locals of J&K.”

#kashmir #jammu #anantnag #bathindi #MehboobaMufti #PDP #china #ladakh #ChineseIncursions #galwan #PangongTso #HumanRights #UAPA #ED #militarisation #india

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bjp-should-focus-on-retrieving-land-from-china-rather-than-on-jks-locals-mehbooba-mufti/article66458564.ece

India has lost access to 26 out of 65 Patrolling Points in eastern Ladakh, says research paper

Indian Army’s play safe approach is creating buffer zones and restricting the movement of graziers along the China border, says paper submitted at annual police meet.

#ladakh #ChineseIncursions #IndianArmy #galwan #border #PatrollingPoints #PLA #GoghraHills #PangongTso #kakjung #india

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-has-lost-access-to-26-out-of-65-patrolling-points-in-eastern-ladakh-says-research-paper/article66428193.ece