Tag: China

New Delhi/Beijing: China is running full-blown propaganda on its high altitude war preparations, threatening India as troops of both sides remain locked in a face-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. Chinese state-run media outlet Global Times claimed that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) organised “a large-scale maneuver operation featuring thousands […]

Beijing: China and India have agreed to work to maintain peace along the LAC and resolve the border standoff through talks while implementing the consensus reached between the two countries’ leadership that “differences” do not escalate into “disputes”, a top Chinese official said on Monday. The remarks of China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying came […]

New Delhi: China is aggressively pursuing a diverse range of tactics — from cyber-attacks to recruiting insiders for economic espionage, Indian security agencies have warned. The specific alert circulated among key stakeholders suggests that Chinese operatives are not only planning to steal classified cutting-edge defence technology but also eyeing to recruit the best academicians and […]

Beijing: The death toll in the oil tanker explosion in east China’s Zhejiang Province has risen to 19, the local authorities said on Sunday. About 166 injured people are undergoing treatment in hospitals, the publicity department of the city of Wenling said. The explosion took place on Saturday near a village along the Shenyang-Haikou Expressway, […]

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that India’s “national pride” will not be compromised as far as border tension with China is concerned. Addressing the BJP’s virtual rally for Jammuites, Singh also spoke on abrogation of Article 370 and 35A, making a strong pitch for nationalism. “Both India and China are keen […]

Beijing: China has begun the mass testing of hundreds of people who had visited a Beijing wholesale market which sparked a fresh bout of coronavirus cases even as the country reported 67 new COVID-19 infections including 42 in the capital. In a bid to stem the spread of the contagion, the authorities in Beijing have […]

New Delhi: Three Indian Army men, including an officer, were killed on Monday night during a violent face-off with Chinese Peoples Liberation Army troops at Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh region. Indian Army in a statement said, during the de-escalation process underway in the Galwan Valley, a violent face-off took place on Monday night with […]

Melbourne: Australia on Tuesday lashed out at China and Russia for spreading “disinformation” during the coronavirus pandemic and asserted that it would continue to push for reform of global bodies such as the WHO. Delivering a speech at the Australian National University in Canberra, Foreign Minister Marise Payne underlined that the European Commission last week […]

New Delhi: India on Tuesday hit out at China for unilaterally attempting to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, which led to the killings of troops of both the countries in a violent clash on Monday night. The Ministry of External Affairs’ official spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said […]

New Delhi: At least 20 army personnel were killed in a violent clash with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley on Monday night, the Indian Army confirmed today. “Indian and Chinese troops have disengaged at Galwan area where they had earlier clashed on the night of 15/16 June. 17 Indian troops, who were critically […]

Beijing: An inactivated Covid19 vaccine candidate has shown promising results in both safety and efficacy in phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials, according to the China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm). The vaccine, developed by the Wuhan Institute of Biological Products under the China National Biotec Group (CNBG) affiliated to Sinopharm, involved 1,120 volunteers aged […]

New Delhi: All Indian soldiers involved in the deadly clashes with the Chinese army at the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night have been accounted for, the Indian Army said on Thursday evening. Ten Indian Army personnel including two Majors were released by the Chinese military on Thursday evening following three days of […]

New Delhi: Most of the opposition parties on Friday expressed confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi in handling the India-China Line of Actual Control (LAC) issue while the Congress said that valuable time had been lost and asked what is the government doing next. The all-party meeting started after paying tribute to the 20 Indian […]

Washington: The United states is talking to both India and China to help them resolve their ongoing border tensions, President Donald Trump said on Saturday. It’s a very tough situation. We’re talking to India. We’re talking to China. They’ve got a big problem there, Trump told reporters at the White House before boarding Marine 1 […]

New Delhi: After 11 hours long Corps Commander level talks between India and China, government sources on Tuesday said that the dialogue was held in a cordial, positive and constructive atmosphere and there was a “mutual consensus to disengage”. “Modalities for disengagement from all friction areas in Eastern Ladakh were discussed,” government sources added. The […]