India, China Foreign Ministers to establish hotline
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China’s Foreign Minister talks to Jaishankar over phone
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Indian and Chinese troops during the disengagement process from the banks of Pangong lake area in Eastern Ladakh recently. | Photo Credit:
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China’s Foreign Minister talks to Jaishankar over phone
The foreign ministers of India and China have agreed to establish a new hotline to ensure “timely communication” in the wake of last year s border crisis, but differed sharply on the way forward to restore relations in a 75-minute phone call on Thursday.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, “bilateral relations have been impacted severely over last year” and that while “the Boundary Question may take time to resolve”, the “disturbance of peace and tranquility, including by violence, will inevitably have a damaging impact on the relationship.”
Lessons that China learnt from the Ladakh standoff
Beijing’s perceptions of New Delhi’s potential threats to its interests may force it to look for alternate ways of conflict initiation while retaining international credibility
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China would have observed the growing strength of information operations and influence warfare in current-day standoffs. (Express Illustrations)
Everyone’s favourite subject these days is the Ladakh standoff and the current status of the agreement to disengage and de-escalate. The reading public is getting a surfeit of fairly good strategic literature to remain well informed. Most issues revolve around the trust deficit with China, the possibility that Beijing will pause and recommence a standoff at some other point of the long border with India, and the need for our nation to develop its infrastructure and its armed forces to match that of its northern neighbour in the eventuality of serious exchanges across the b
China consolidates Rutog base near Pangong Tso to house disengaged PLA troops
China consolidates Rutog base near Pangong Tso to house disengaged PLA troops
Following talks with India, China has consolidated Rutog base near Pangong Tso to house disengaged PLA troops.
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UPDATED: February 23, 2021 13:59 IST
The disengagement process between India and China began on February 10 and has been completed at the Pangong Tso friction point.
The latest satellite imagery has revealed that following the disengagement of the People’s Liberation Army from the Pangong Tso region, some of the troops have been relocated to a military garrison in Rutog County on the eastern end of the lake.
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Indian and Chinese troops and tanks disengage from the banks of Pangong lake area in Eastern Ladakh where they had been deployed opposite each other for almost ten months now. Photo: PTI/Indian Army handout
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