Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said on Thursday that China felt that doing a little bit of "shove and push" will help them compel nations to give in to their demands. He added that India stood firm on the northern borders, proving that "we will not get pushed".
India will not get pushed under any pressure : CDS Gen Rawat on Ladakh standoff with China
As a result of a series of military and diplomatic talks, India and China completed withdrawal of troops and weapons from the North and South banks of Pangong lake in February.
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NEW DELHI: India stood firm in preventing a change of status quo on the northern borders and the country proved it will not get pushed under any pressure, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat said on Thursday, referring to the border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh.
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President Joe Biden announced in Washington on Wednesday that he will withdraw remaining US troops from the forever war in Afghanistan. His plan is to pull out all US forces numbering 2,500 now by this September 11
India is concerned about the vacuum that will be created after withdrawal of the US and NATO troops from war-torn Afghanistan, Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat said on Thursday.
He said that the main concern should not create space for other disruptors and therefore, see violence continue in Afghanistan.
India wants to see peace and tranquility returning to the region, he added.
India stood firm to China s shove and push tactics: Gen Bipin Rawat
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Chief of Army Staff Bipin Rawat.(File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 15 : India stood firm to China s shove and push tactics on the northern borders in Eastern Ladakh, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said on Thursday.
China feels that just by doing a little bit of shove and push, it will be able to compel nations to give in to their demands, but India has stood firm on the northern borders, General Rawat said. We have proven that we will not get pushed, he said while speaking at a virtual discussion during the ongoing Raisina Dialogue 2021.
India, Australia must stand together, says Scott Morrison
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Australian Prime Minister warns of tensions due to territorial claims in Indo-Pacific region.
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Australian Prime Minister warns of tensions due to territorial claims in Indo-Pacific region.
India and Australia should stand together for democratic freedoms amid “a great polarisation” in the region between authoritarian countries and liberal democracies, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday.
Addressing the annual Raisina Dialogue from Perth, organised virtually this year by the Observer Research Foundation and the Ministry of External Affairs, the Australian Prime Minister described the recently held first-ever Quad leaders’ summit, which he attended along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, as a “historic” moment for “like-minded” countries in the region.