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India, China reach a five-point consensus to de-escalate tensions in eastern Ladakh, to ‘quickly disengage’ troops

10:00 pm September 11, 2020

New Delhi/Beijing: India and China have reached a five-point consensus to resolve the four-month-long military standoff in eastern Ladakh agreeing to “quickly disengage” troops, avoid any action that could escalate tensions and take steps to restore peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The agreement in which the two countries said the […]

India and China hold 10th round of military talks; focus on further disengagement in eastern Ladakh

Indian, Chinese militaries hold Brigade Commander-level interaction in eastern Ladakh

11:04 pm September 6, 2020

New Delhi: Indian and Chinese militaries on Sunday held another round of talks in eastern Ladakh in an attempt to calm tensions even as the situation remained “delicate” with both sides further rushing in additional troops and weapons following last week’s confrontations, government sources said. The nearly four-hour brigade commander-level interaction near Chushul could not produce any tangible outcome, they said. […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Chinese group plans to recover WWII American plane from lake

8:12 pm September 6, 2020

Beijing: A Chinese group plans to try to recover a fighter plane from the legendary Flying Tigers group of American pilots that crashed in a lake during World War II. The Flying Tigers, who were sent to China in 1941 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt before Washington joined the war, have long been one of […]

Seeking unity, NKorea’s Kim vows to overcome typhoon damage

3:40 pm September 6, 2020

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has visited typhoon-stricken areas in the northeast, fired a top official there and promised to send 12,000 workers from Pyongyang for recovery efforts, state media reported Sunday. It’s the latest in a series of high-profile visits by Kim and his deputies to areas hit by natural disasters in […]

Chinese are on march to prove their importance, are taking up vacuum that US created: Albright

Chinese chipmaker denies military ties as US steps up feud

3:34 pm September 6, 2020

Beijing: China’s leading maker of semiconductors has denied it has imposing export any links to the military following reports Washington is considering stepping up its feud with Beijing over technology and security by controls that could disrupt manufacturing for a national industrial champion. U.S. regulators are considering adding Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. to a list of foreign […]