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.
Jaishankar's no-holds-barred attack on Gandhi came after the former Congress chief, in a video message posted on Twitter on Friday, once again slammed the Narendra Modi government over the face-off with China in Ladakh.
Singh, in his address, also assured that 'not an inch of our land can be taken by any power in the world'.
Both the countries are engaged in military and diplomatic deliberation to de-escalate the tense situation at the border areas.
This comes in the backdrop of India cutting its import dependence on China by half in the last financial year and also banning 59 Chinese apps including TikTok in a diplomatic response to the unprecedented Galwan valley clash on June 15.
Friday's meeting of the 22-member PAC chaired by leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was attended by 17 out of the total 20 members. Its two seats are vacant.
