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Chinese military equips PLA in Tibet with mobile howitzers to boost high-altitude combat capability, claims report
•After the recent induction of lightweight battle tank in Tibet bordering India, the Chinese military has equipped its troops stationed at the Himalayan plateau with new vehicle-mounted howitzers to improve their combat capability
From putting China ties on even keel to getting crucial US waivers, Modi govt managed geopolitics with flair in 2018
Syed Ata Hasnain •Going by the extreme concerns over how low the India-China relations reached over Doklam in 2017, the energy shown in retrieving the relationship without embarrassment was a major achievement.
India and China engaged in 13 rounds of diplomatic discussions to resolve Doka La standoff: Parliamentary panel
•It took 13 rounds of diplomatic discussions between India and China to resolve the face-off between their militaries in Doka la last year, according to a report by a parliamentary panel.
China resumes activities in Doka La but no steps taken by India, Bhutan to dissuade it, says top US official in Congressional meet
•Alice G Wells, a top US official said in a US Congressional meeting that China has been resuming military activities in Doka La but, India and Bhutan are doing nothing to prevent it
Narendra Modi in China: For US networks, Wuhan summit fades against Kim Jong Un's 'historic' walk across Korean border
Fp Staff •Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's high stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Wuhan made headlines on wire services, print and digital media but was overshadowed on US television networks by the "Super Bowl plus Oscars" kind of spectacle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un created by stepping across the border.
Rahul Gandhi urges Narendra Modi to discuss Doka La standoff, CPEC with Xi Jinping during his 'no agenda' China visit
•Rahul Gandhi on Friday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to China as the one having "no agenda", but reminded him to raise the Doklam standoff with Chinese troops
India-China bilateral trade hits historic high of $84.44 billion in 2017 amid Doklam standoff
•The India-China bilateral trade has reached $84.44 billion last year, an historic high notwithstanding bilateral tensions over a host of issues including the Doklam standoff
Narendra Modi in Tripura updates: 'Uproot Reds to give green signal to development,' says PM in Agartala, promises to build 'youngest' govt in state
Fp Staff •Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Arunachal Pradesh and poll-bound Tripura on Thursday, officials said.
Doka La standoff exposed India's defence inadequacies: Why New Delhi must worry about its security apparatus
Indiaspend •The Doka La standoff began on 16 June, 2017, after Indian soldiers objected to China’s attempts at building a motorable road at the India-China-Bhutan tri-junction near Sikkim. This is a Bhutanese territory claimed by Beijing.
China urges India to abide by provisions of 1890 treaty, claims Sikkim sector was already demarcated
•China on Sunday referred to the 1890 UK-China treaty which it claims demarcated the Sikkim sector of the Sino-Indian border as it urged New Delhi to abide by its provisions, a day after defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman made her maiden visit to the Nathu La post.