Manipur's top militant group leader, Irom Ibotombi Meitei surrenders before CMManipur chief minister N Biren Singh said that Ibotombi came to the mainstream after trusting the changes brought about in the state by the...
13 Jun, 2022, 07.46 PM IST
Chinese army begins 2022 training programXi is chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and this was the commission's first order for the year. It was relatively short at...
11 Jan, 2022, 10.01 AM IST
China's ruling Communist Party acknowledges its leadership over PLA was lacking for a whileThe high-profile Plenum of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held last week adopted the ''landmark resolution'' of its major achievements ...
17 Nov, 2021, 06.07 PM IST
Pakistan-China partnership becoming increasingly important for regional peace: General Qamar Javed Bajwa“Our past and present testify that we never give in to challenges. The PLA and the Pakistan Army are brothers in arms and our relationship ...
30 Jul, 2021, 03.13 PM IST
India closely watching Xi’s ‘intriguing move’ on LACXu Qiling (58), commander of the ground forces in the western theatre until now, has been promoted to a full general and replaced WTC chief...
07 Jul, 2021, 10.41 AM IST
China's new defence law expands power of its military headed by Xi JinpingThe new law, effective from January 1, weakens the role of the State Council, China's Cabinet headed by Premier Li Keqiang, in formulating ...
03 Jan, 2021, 11.28 PM IST
China's military reserve forces brought under control of central leadership headed by Xi JinpingChina's People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 2017 announced plans to reduce the strength of the reserve forces and bring them under the contro...
30 Jun, 2020, 09.40 AM IST
Some in forces favour 'limited action' to send message to ChinaThe military options range from forcibly evicting soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) from what India considers to be its territ...
19 Jun, 2020, 03.50 PM IST
Xi Jinping insists on PLA's absolute loyalty to Communist PartyXi told the top military officials yesterday that their primary task is to uphold the absolute CPC leadership over the armed forces, state-...
20 Aug, 2018, 02.17 PM IST
China confident about defeating all invasions: President XiOn July 30, Xi during a massive PLA parade had said, "I firmly believe that our gallant military has both confidence and ability to defeat ...
01 Aug, 2017, 09.01 PM IST
- China's military reforms to tighten Xi Jinping's grip on the Army: Expert
China has restructured defence plans through sweeping reforms. This will make PLA more professional with its Strategic Force becoming a war...
18 May, 2017, 11.11 PM IST
Chinese military to end all paid public servicesChinese military has announced that it will halt all paid public services such as hospitals and hotels to people within three years as part...
28 Mar, 2016, 05.38 PM IST
Chinese military backs Xi Jinping's move to cut 3 lakh troopsChina's military pledged its support for President Xi Jinping's announcement to cut three lakh troops by 2017 to make it leaner and more ef...
04 Sep, 2015, 08.48 PM IST
Chinese incursion: 15 battalions in Ladakh put on high alertAlthough diplomatic channels are working, India is not averse to playing "cartographic hardball" with China if required, say sources.
22 Sep, 2014, 11.31 AM IST
Chinese army asks soldiers to shun political liberalism, back Xi Jinping"The party's leadership over the army must be absolutely upheld," it said, PLA Daily, the official organ of the military, reported.
12 Aug, 2014, 06.25 PM IST
China completes revamp of militaryChina has effected a "large-scale shift" in the leadership of its 2.3 million-strong People's Liberation Army (PLA), the world's largest st...
22 Nov, 2012, 06.54 PM IST
- China reshuffles military brass ahead of leadership change
China reshuffled its top military brass today ahead of the key Communist Party Congress next month that will see once-in-a-decade generatio...
23 Oct, 2012, 07.12 PM IST