Reports have said that China still has troops stationed a few hundred metres from the tri-junction in Doklam sector. Asked if the reports were verified, Lt Gen Krishna said a lot has been stated about them and he has nothing more to add.
During her meeting with Wang Yi, Sushma Swaraj also underlined the need for approaching “our difference with due consideration to each other’s sensitivities and concerns”.
The bilateral ties went through a serious test after Indian border troops "illegally trespassed" into the Chinese territory in June, Wang told Swaraj on Monday.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to New Delhi is the first by a top Chinese official to India after the 73-day Dokalam standoff and after the commencement of the second five-year term of President Xi Jinping.
The military said the UAV had crashed and China's border troops have conducted identification and verification of the drone.
MEA said in a statement on Tuesday that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, along with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, would attend the meeting on December 11 to be hosted by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
India and China resolved the 73-day tense standoff on August 28 at Doklam area after PLA stopped building a strategic road close to India's narrow Chicken Neck area connecting to NE states.
As many as 31 incidents of transgressions were recorded in these two months, mainly in Depsang Area, Trig Height and Thakung Post (Pangong Lake).
Official sources said CoE has already initiated a series of steps including placing orders for latest versions of various mountain cutting and road laying machines and equipment.
India and China on Friday held their first meeting on the border consultation and coordination mechanism here after the Dokalam standoff and reviewed the situation in all the sectors of their border
The crisis, which erupted in June over Chinese moves to build a road in an area claimed by Bhutan, ended in August, with both sides deciding to "disengage" from the face-off point.
A full-blown conflict is the last thing China wants with India, a Chinese expert said on Wednesday, adding Beijing wants to see ties with India reach a "strategic high" akin to Sino-Russian relations.
The expert with China's leading think tank also said that Beijing will not compromise on the issues safeguarding sovereignty, territorial integrity and core interests.
Arunachal Pradesh is Indian territory and the opinion of others on the issue is not a concern for India, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday.
PM Modi chided Rahul for secretly holding a meet in July with Chinese envoy over Doklam issue, saying this represents a lack of primary understanding within the leaders of the Congress party.
Ram Nath Kovind, who met Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the queen and the prince at Rashtrapati Bhavan, said the security concerns of India and Bhutan are indivisible and mutual.
President Xi Jinping has told herdsmen from a Tibetan settlement bordering Arunachal Pradesh to “set down roots” to safeguard “Chinese territory” and focus on developing their hometown.
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on Sunday opened a newly-constructed bridge to the people of the cold desert region in Jammu and Kashmir.
MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that he “would like to reiterate that there are no new developments at the face-off site and its vicinity since the August 28 disengagement”.
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