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Lt. Gen GB Asthana
Existing Status of Standoff
The 11th round of India China Corps Commander’s meeting has ended with good optics and pleasantly worded PIB release, with no concrete agreement (if any) disseminated so far. Post disengagement of troops in Eastern Ladakh from North and South of Pangong Tso, no disengagement in other areas to include Depsang plains, Gogra, Hot Spring, Demchok, and no further de-escalation, was well predicted by most analysts. In “Two Session” press conference last month, Wang Yi suggested China and India to strengthen cooperation instead of harboring suspicion at each other and earlier indicated to get back to business as usual, sidelining border/LAC issue. The Indian Foreign Ministry seems to be conveying that disengagement at all friction points leading to de-escalation, peace and tranquility on borders are pre-requisites to progressing smooth bilateral ties.This rightful Indian stanceis adversely affected by indicators
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Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane arrives in Dhaka on five-day visit
Dhaka/New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI) Indian Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane arrived here this morning on a five-day visit on the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart General Aziz Ahmed.
The visit of the Indian Army Chief will further strengthen the close and fraternal ties existing between the Armed Forces of the two countries, a statement of Indian High Commission here said.
The Indian Army Chief is scheduled to pay a courtesy visit to the chief of the Army, Navy and Air Force of Bangladesh and other senior officers of the forces.