Situation on LAC stable but not normal: Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi
One of the biggest casualties in the standoff, he pointed out, is the erosion of trust between thet wo sides.
One of the biggest casualties in the standoff, he pointed out, is the erosion of trust between thet wo sides.
With challenges on two fronts, India would have to gradually raise its defence spending to deal with increasing external threats
Headquartered out of Kolkata, the Eastern Command is responsible for guarding the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh and other NorthEastern states along with the Sikkim sector.
The US said it welcomes increased Indian involvement in Southeast Asia including its military presence in the South China Sea.
Depsang plains has seen two major stand-offs in 2013 and 2014, besides dozens of face-offs annually when the troops of the two countries come close while patrolling.
Speculations are rife that the military-level talks between India and China are running into a stalemate over the LAC issue in Ladakh.
The Government had on June 29 banned 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, Shareit, UC Browser and Xiaomi’s Mi Community over national security concerns in a diplomatic reaction to the Chinese aggression in Galwan valley on June 15.
As per the order, it said, any bidder from such countries sharing a land border with India will be eligible to bid in any procurement whether of goods, services (including consultancy services and non-consultancy services) or works (including turnkey projects) only if the bidder is registered with the Competent Authority.
The Indian security establishments said that the Chinese retreated a bit and then returned and therefore, there is a need for 'constant verification' of the consensus achieved during the meetings between the Indian and Chinese military delegates.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has written to all the companies concerned and said that making the apps available, directly or indirectly, would violate IT Act and other laws.
