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On January 12, Army chief Gen MM Naravane had said that Indian troops will hold their ground as long as it takes to achieve the "national goals and objectives" even as he hoped for an amicable resolution of the prolonged standoff through talks. The standoff erupted on May 5 last. … [Read more...] about Ldakh standoff: 9th round of military talks today, focus on complete disengagement of troops

On January 12, Army chief Gen MM Naravane had said that Indian troops will hold their ground as long as it takes to achieve the 'national goals and objectives' even as he hoped for an amicable resolution of the prolonged standoff through talks. The standoff erupted on May 5 last. … [Read more...] about India-China border standoff: Corps commanders meet for ninth round of talks in Ladakh’s Chushul

Officials said a broad disengagement plan had been worked out but had been held up over some specific issues. Both sides would attempt to work that out at the talks, a second official said. This was the reason for the delay in scheduling the ninth round of talks. The eighth round of talks were held on November 6 last year. … [Read more...] about Ninth round of Corps Commander-level talks underway

This round was held with a specific agenda of exploring ways to implement a five-point agreement reached between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at a meeting in Moscow on September 10 on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO) conclave. … [Read more...] about Ladakh standoff: Indian, Chinese armies hold 9th round of talks

Last week, visualising this upward trajectory, at a talk at the Washington-based think-tank Wilson Centre and in a media interview, Dr Moeed Yusuf, the special assistant to the Pakistan prime minister on national security, said Pakistan can work as a bridge between the US and China in the evolving global order. … [Read more...] about Biden ready to reset US-Pak ties