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

11:43 pm February 20, 2021

New Delhi: India and China on Saturday held another round of military talks with a focus on taking forward the disengagement process at friction points like Hot Springs, Gogra and Depsang in eastern Ladakh, two days after concluding the withdrawal of troops and weapons from North and South banks of Pangong Tso in the high-altitude region, official sources said. The tenth round of Corps Commander-level talks began at 10 AM at […]

Military commanders of India, China to hold talks on Saturday

2:38 pm February 19, 2021

New Delhi: Senior commanders of Indian and Chinese armies will hold a fresh round of high-level talks on Saturday to take forward the disengagement process after both sides completed the withdrawal of troops and military hardware from the North and South banks of Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh, official sources said on Friday. The Corps Commander-level talks are scheduled to start at the Moldo border point on the Chinese side […]

Big protests across Myanmar as UN expert fears violence

5:33 pm February 17, 2021

Yangon: Demonstrators in Myanmar gathered Wednesday in their largest numbers so far to protest the military’s seizure of power, as a UN human rights expert warned that troops being brought to Yangon and elsewhere could signal the prospect for major violence. UN rapporteur Tom Andrews said he was alarmed by reports of soldiers being transported into Yangon, the biggest city. “In the […]

It is resolved: Rahul Gandhi on Punjab Cong infighting

Rahul Gandhi should apologise for calling PM Modi coward: Rajasthan BJP chief

11:45 pm February 13, 2021

Jaipur: Rajasthan BJP president Satish Poonia on Saturday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to apologise for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a coward. ”Rahul Gandhi should apologise for the comments made on Friday against the prime minister of the country and calling him a coward on the issue of China,” Poonia told reporters at a press conference here. Poonia […]

Biden conveys to Xi concerns over China’s unfair economic practices, assertive actions

11:37 pm February 11, 2021

Washington: US President Joe Biden has expressed his ”fundamental concerns” about China‘s coercive and unfair economic practices, its crackdown in Hong Kong, human rights abuses in Xinjiang and increasingly assertive actions in the region, as he spoke with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time since taking office. The phone call between the two leaders came hours after the Pentagon announced a task force […]