Build global pressure on China, keep talks going: ex-diplomats
India must build up international pressure on China, both politically and economically, while working towards a resolution of the Galwan valley standoff, former diplomats have said. Calling this standoff one of the biggest challenges faced by the NDA government, K C Singh, a former diplomat, said it calls for a complete rethink of India’s China policy. […]
Country still in dark about crucial aspect of India-China border tension: Sonia Gandhi
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday said that the country is “still in dark about many crucial aspects of the India- China border crisis”. In her introductory remarks at an all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Gandhi posed a set of questions to the government, asking specifics about when Chinese troops […]
This is how govt plans to trim Class 10, 12 syllabus to ease lockdown blow for students
New Delhi: The proposed syllabus cuts for Class 10 and 12 students, to make up for missed classes due to the Covid-19 lockdown, will not result in the deletion of entire chapters, ThePrint has learnt. Instead, the experts tasked with the exercise have been asked to trim the syllabus by eliminating repetitions in themes and topics, government […]
Positivity rate rises nationwide, pointing to faster spread of Covid-19
The average rate of samples testing positive for Covid-19 across the country has risen from 4.6% for the week ending May 17 to 7.8% for the week ending June 17, but the rise has been alarming in states such as Delhi and Haryana — a trend experts said is suggestive of an expanding outbreak. In […]
Covid fear cuts Amarnath Yatra to 2 weeks, pilgrimage will be only via helicopter
Srinagar: The central government, in consultation with the Jammu and Kashmir civil administration, has decided to curtail this year’s Shri Amarnathji Yatra in view of the growing number of Covid-19 cases across the country, ThePrint has learnt. An official announcement is likely to be made next week, along with standard operating procedures that need to be […]
Galwan Valley face-off: Indian, Chinese military officials meet to defuse tension
Indian and Chinese military officials met on Thursday morning to resolve the issues related to the violent face-off in Galwan Valley area in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. The Major General-level officers met at Patrol Point 14, which witnessed the seven-hour-long clash on Monday night. A meeting was held on Wednesday too. This is […]
‘Exaggerated’: India’s late night rebuttal to China’s new claim over Galwan Valley
India on Wednesday responded sharply to the Chinese foreign ministry claiming Galwan Valley, asserting that this was an “exaggerated and untenable” claim. New Delhi also reminded Beijing about the phone conversation between the foreign ministers of the two countries who had agreed that the overall situation “should be handled in a responsible manner” and the […]
‘PM should tell how Chinese occupied Indian territory’: Sonia Gandhi on Ladakh face-off
Congress president Sonia Gandhi asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi straight up on Wednesday as to how did the country lose 20 soldiers and urged him to tell the nation when did the Chinese “occupied Indian territory”. “The PM should tell nation how Chinese occupied Indian territory, why 20 brave soldiers were martyred,” said Sonia Gandhi. […]
Beijing’s Tibet plan, Delhi’s infra push possible triggers for China’s troop build-up
Analysts say there could be a host of reasons behind China’s massive troop build-up along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) that flared up into the first conflict between the sides in almost 45 years: from Beijing’s desire to tighten its grip on Tibet to anger over New Delhi’s rapid development of infrastructure in border […]
India blames China for violent face-off in eastern Ladakh, says PLA tried to change status quo
A colonel-ranked army officer and two soldiers were killed in a violent face-off with People’s Liberation Army soldiers in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan valley late on Monday evening. The deadly border clash, which led to casualties on both sides, took place at one of the four locations in Ladakh where the two armies have been locked in a 40-day standoff. […]