Eastern Army Commander heads for China, defence minister to visit DelhiA four-member Indian Army delegation headed by Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen Abhay Krishna will be going on a “goodwill visit” to China fro...
11 Aug, 2018, 07.39 AM IST
Chinese Defence Minister's India visit; both sides to attempt resolving issues for setting up of hotlineTroops of India and China were locked in a 73-day stand-off in Doklam in Sikkim sector last year which was the most serious military confro...
05 Aug, 2018, 01.35 PM IST
India, China vow to step up military-to-military tiesAs per the new strategic zone plan, both Chengdu and Lanzhou gets integrated into strategic command region making it perhaps the biggest ar...
13 Jul, 2018, 12.26 PM IST
China combines India, Pakistan military commands in sweeping reformPresident Xi Jinping redrew the military command system by forming a joint operational command, junking the area military commands.
13 Jul, 2018, 11.23 AM IST
India, China armies to begin anti-terror drillsThe 10-day drills will focus on various aspects of anti-terrorism operations and the two sides will share mutual experiences.
13 Jul, 2018, 11.16 AM IST
China elevates military command along Indian border: ReportCMC, the overall high command of the PLA, is directly headed by President Xi Jinping, who is also the head of the ruling Communist Party.
12 Jul, 2018, 06.58 PM IST
China reacts sharply to Japan joining India-US naval drillsA multi-nation Malabar exercise in 2007 involving Japan, Singapore and Australia besides India and Japan also drew diplomatic objections fr...
12 Jul, 2018, 05.03 PM IST
Indian, Chinese armies kick off anti-terrorism exerciseTroops from 14 Corps of China's Chengdu Military Region, which focuses on borders with India are taking in the exercise.
12 Jul, 2018, 05.02 PM IST
PLA holds massive military drills in western sectorThis is the fist time such exercises were held after the PLA underwent massive restructuring initiated by President Xi Jinping, who is also...
08 Dec, 2016, 11.02 PM IST
China concludes integrated armed forces drillsThe four previous drills in the series were organised by the PLA area commands of Chengdu, Nanjing and Guangzhou, and the Chinese navy.
13 Oct, 2015, 04.31 PM IST
China's People's Liberation Army from Tibet area command holds major military drillsSichuan borders Tibet region and the Chengdu Military Area Command oversees the security of Tibet and the India-China border in that area.
11 Aug, 2015, 08.26 PM IST
India to set up mission in Chengdu as China says no to LhasaAfter prolonged talks both sides agreed to establish their Consulates in Chengdu & Chennai in a bid to firm up diplomatic ties.
31 Mar, 2015, 08.10 PM IST
India, China begin joint army exerciseIndia and China today began their joint "Hand-in-Hand" army exercise focusing on counter- insurgency and counter-terrorism tactics.
17 Nov, 2014, 08.30 PM IST
China's showpiece fighter jet crashes on test flight; 7 hurtThe cause of the accident was not yet reported. The crash site is just 10km northwest of the central commercial district of Chengdu, which ...
16 Nov, 2014, 04.07 PM IST
India invites China for border talksThe Indian Army has extended the invitation for DGMO-level talks to China's People's Liberation Army (PLA), government officials said.
15 Jan, 2014, 05.01 AM IST
India-China military drills to ease tensions, analysts sayBoth sides are scheduled to conduct the exercises from November 4 to 14 in the Chengdu Military Command area in China.
27 Aug, 2013, 06.41 PM IST
- China appoints new Army Chief ahead of key meet
Gen Fang Fenghui has been appointed as the Chief of the Headquarters of the General Staff of the 2.3 mn strong PLA.
25 Oct, 2012, 03.46 PM IST