Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that no "meaningful solution" has come out of diplomatic and military level talks with China to resolve the standoff along the LAC in eastern Ladakh.
Last week, India and China held another round of diplomatic talks under the framework of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on India-China border affairs.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has moved out General Zhao Zongqi, the People’s Liberation Army’s powerful Western Theatre Commander, amidst the military standoff in eastern Ladakh and replaced him with General Zhang Xudong, who has never served along the Indian border.
Resuming diplomatic talks on their military standoff, India and China on Friday agreed to continue working towards ensuring complete disengagement of troops in all friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh at the earliest.
The Chinese and Indian armies held the 8th round of Corps Commander-level meeting on November 6 to resolve the border standoff that erupted in early May.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat said that India will not accept any shift in Line of Actual Control and that China is facing unanticipated consequences for its misadventure in Ladakh.
The eighth round of Corps Commander-level talks between India and China is likely to take place this week with an aim to carry forward negotiations on the disengagement process in eastern Ladakh as their troops brace for a harsh winter.
The eighth round of Corps Commander-level talks is set to be held between the Indian Army and the Chinese PLA today. During the talks, the Indian Army will press for comprehensive disengagement of troops by the Chinese PLA from all the friction points in eastern Ladakh.
The eighth round of Corps Commander-level talks between India and China is likely to take place this week with an aim to carry forward negotiations on the disengagement process in eastern Ladakh as their troops brace for a harsh winter.
Shah also said the government is taking all possible military and diplomatic steps to resolve the standoff in Ladakh with China.
We are very well positioned and there is no question that in any conflict scenario there, China can get the better of us: IAF chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria when asked 'Do we have an edge over China in terms of Air Force in Ladakh'
IAF today, flies Sukhoi-30MKIs along LAC to check China's enhanced air activity. Yeasterday Indian Army had deployed tanks and infantry combat vehicles near the Line of Actual Control in Chumar-Demchok area in Eastern Ladakh.
During the protest at Behala, some of them claimed that they had quit their job as Zomato has a sizeable Chinese investment and urged people to stop ordering food via the company.
India has already mobilised fighter jets and sent thousands of additional troops to forward locations along the border with China after June 15.
Even as 20 bravehearts lost their lives during the violence in Galwan valley on Monday, The Indian army sources said on Thursday that 18 soldiers in a Leh military hospital and 58 in other hospitals are 'stable' and can join work next week.
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Wednesday said that traders have taken a firm pledge to support CAIT's national movement to boycott Chinese products and promote Indian goods.
A wave of grief swept across the country as the mortal remains of the soldiers who laid down their lives fighting the Chinese Army in Galwan Valley in Ladakh were taken to their native places on Wednesday.
Four Army personnel who were critically injured after the violent face-off with Chinese troops in Galwan valley in Ladakh are stable now, said Army sources told news agency ANI on Wednesday.
Indian intercepts revealed that Chinese side had suffered 43 casualties including dead and seriously injured in face-off in the Galwan valley, news agency ANI reported quoting sources.
A soldier from Tamil Nadu, who was among the three men killed in Ladakh in a violent face off with Chinese troops, served the Army for 22 long years and was due to retire in a year, his family and state parties said here on Tuesday.
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