New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday reiterated his claims about China “invading” Indian territory in Ladakh. The Congress leader termed the matter of China including Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as a part of its territory in its latest edition of the ‘Standard Map” as a “serious issue”. Speaking to the media…
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday took strong objection to the inclusion of Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin in China’s ‘standard map’ and asserted that these are ‘inalienable parts’ of India. His reaction came a day after China officially released the 2023 edition of its ‘standard map’ and incorporated Arunachal Pradesh, Aksai Chin…
New Delhi: India on Tuesday lodged a ‘strong protest’ with China after it incorporated Arunachal Pradesh in its 2023 edition of its ‘standard map’. In an official statement, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs said that such steps by the Chinese side only ‘complicate’ the resolution of the boundary question”. “We have…
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday rejected Rahul Gandhi’s charge that China has encroached on Indian territory as baseless and absurd, as it asserted that it is the opposition party that has committed a “historic, unpardonable crime” in dealings with Beijing. BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi quoted from selected works of first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru…
Johannesburg: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed to Chinese President Xi Jinping India’s concerns on the “unresolved” issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, underlining that maintenance of peace and tranquillity in border areas was essential for normalisation of India-China ties. Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said this at a media briefing on Thursday,…
New Delhi: Regarding the chances of a bilateral meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the 15th BRICS Summit in South Africa, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra has said that the Prime Minister`s schedule is still being developed. Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s visit to South Africa…
New Delhi: India and China are set to hold their next round of military commander-level talks on August 14. This would be the 19th round of talks since June 2020, news reports said. The talks are said to take place at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side. The latest round of…