Indian, Chinese army exchange sweets on Diwali at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point
This comes amid the disengagement process in LAC (Line of Actual Control) in eastern Ladakh by the two armies.
This comes amid the disengagement process in LAC (Line of Actual Control) in eastern Ladakh by the two armies.
This came after both India and China confirmed that an agreement had been reached between two nations regarding patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the India-China border areas.
The 18th round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting concluded at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side on Sunday.
The locals put forth raised their demand during the visit of Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Parshottam Rupala of the villages along LoC.
''Diplomatically, we are clear with the Chinese...we won't tolerate attempts to unilaterally change LAC. If they continue to do that and build up forces which constitute serious concerns in the border areas, our relationship is not normal and that abnormality is evident in the last few years,'' the External Affairs Minister said in an obvious reference to the ongoing India-China military stand-off at eastern Ladakh.
Till 2018, China’s coast guard operated under a civilian agency but then the Central Military Commission took over. The message was clear: Coordination between the PLA Navy, CCG and the People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia to advance Chinese claims especially in the South China Sea (SCS) would be the name of the game.
There was no immediate confirmation of the Chinese claim by the Indian side, but news agency PTI quoted people familiar with the development as saying both sides are in the process of pulling back their armoured units like tanks and armoured personnel carriers.
The minister asserted that any attempt to change the status quo at LAC was unacceptable to India
Addressing scholars at the 13th All India Conference of China Studies, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said, "The India-China relationship is today truly at a crossroads. Choices that are made will have profound repercussions, not just for the two nations but for the entire world."
India is believed to have insisted on setting in motion at the earliest the process of disengagement and de-escalation of troops by the two countries.
