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‘Lull’ at the LAC: Implications for India and why New Delhi must continue to equip military, build border infra

Given the adversity of the force matrix with China, we have fewer options and therefore it puts more responsibility on us to be better prepared for the active stage of a conflict

Is the new airstrip at Lakshadweep India's counter to China?

he project, which involves suggestions from the civil aviation and home ministries, Navy, Air Force and coast guards, is likely to be completed in the next five years

Arunachal Pradesh: Army's forward posts along LAC to have helipads for swift troop mobilisation

The Army has already deployed a large number of indigenously-built remotely piloted aircraft, Switch, in the forward posts to monitor Chinese activities

India, China hold military talks, discuss air space violations, provocations by Chinese Air Force

The talks were held on Tuesday after the Indian Air Force sternly countered the Chinese attempts to provoke in the Eastern Ladakh sector by violating air space and the confidence-building measure lines which mandate that both sides should fly fighter planes within 10 Kilometers of the LAC

Eastern Ladakh: Chinese fighter jets continue attempts to provoke India on LAC

The Chinese aircraft have been regularly flying close to the LAC in the last three to four weeks which is seen as an attempt to probe the Indian defence mechanism in the area

Understanding the new I2U2 bloc and what exactly was agreed at the first summit attended by PM Modi

The I2U2, comprising India, the US, UAE and Israel, met for the first time and established a 'positive agenda'. At the meet of the 'West Asian Quad', it was decided that the UAE would invest $2 billion to develop integrated food parks in India as well as a hybrid renewable energy project in Gujarat

WATCH: 'Europe has to grow out of mindset that its problems are world's problems,' says EAM Jaishankar

'I come in one conflict because it will help me in conflict two. That's not how the world works. A lot of our problems in China have nothing to do with Ukraine and have nothing to do with Russia. They are predated,' Jaishankar said

'BRICS must live up to commitments to sovereign equality and territorial integrity,' says S Jaishankar

His comments assumed significance as they came in the backdrop of the lingering border row between India and China in eastern Ladakh and Russia's military invasion of Ukraine

India suspends tourist visas issued to Chinese nationals

In a circular, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said that tourist visas issued to nationals of China are no longer valid

UGC urges students to exercise caution before studying in China, says no recognition for online degrees

On Friday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held meetings with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, where the latter raised the issue of the return of Indian students to China