Over 20 strategic roads close to LAC have year-end deadlineMost of these proposed single-lane roads will traverse into the Changthang cold desert sanctuary and require green clearances. In fact, sev...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dedicates 75 infra projects from eastern LadakhSingh dedicated the projects costing Rs 2180 crore and spread across border six states and two Union territories at a function held at east...
Alternate alignment to Daulat Beg Oldi Road gets wildlife board nodThe approach road is a crucial precursor to the all-weather tunnel connectivity planned around Saser la, deeper in Indian territory. The DB...
India wants end to border tension with China but will not cede an inch of land: Rajnath SinghDefence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday performed "Shastra Puja" (worship of weapons) at a key military base in Siliguri which is responsi...
India building new road to Ladakh for troop movement without enemy observationIndia is also working on providing alternative connectivity to the strategically important Sub-Sector North including the Daulat Beg Oldi a...
Xi's obsession to look strong amid discontent likely reasons for rogue behaviour"There are certainly economic costs China will bear," said Paul Staniland, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Ch...
View: From an imminent threat, China is now a clear and present danger for IndiaA multi-aligned India is in a position to leverage its big power relationships. India has an array of options, and didn’t cave under pressu...
Defence minister Rajnath Singh reviews border infra projectsMinistry officials said the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) is inducting the latest equipment and machines to the border areas and new tech...
India’s spending on LAC roads has tripled in 4 yearsBased on the data available with the government, ET has gathered that between 2016 and 2020-21, the allocation for these roads witnessed a ...
The Chinese challenge is here to stay. Here are some steps India can quickly take to counter itThe Chinese are not going anywhere. After the casualties suffered by both sides on the night of June 15 they have only come in larger numbe...
India digs up old coordinates: China’s Galwan claim of 1960 stopped short of faceoff pointChina’s claim on parts of the Galwan river valley was first made in the boundary talks of 1960.
China brings in hundreds of soldiers, heavy construction equipment to Galwan ValleyBorder talks carried out on Wednesday at the Major General-level to defuse the situation have failed.
View: How to get Chinese to vacate Galwan is India’s main challengeIf history is any guide, then the importance of the Galwan area to China has always been military, aimed at ensuring its dominance in that ...
Road workers to reach Ladakh today as India, China hold talks1,600 workers from Jharkhand are the first to be inducted since the stand off began in early May and will be working on strategic border ro...
In making for two decades, DSDBO road now upsets ChinaThe 255-km Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie (DSDBO) road joining Leh to the Karakoram Pass, which has become a thorn in China's flesh, has bee...
India’s LAC infra upgrade unnerves ChinaChina has been unnerved by India’s slow but steady improvement in border infrastructure for faster mobility of its troops and weapon system...
View: It’s time China stops reviving 1962 playbook, negotiates like a big powerThe Indian Army today is in a far better state of preparedness than 1962. But ground uncertainties remain the same and hence, the risk of s...