India-China face-off live updates: Satellite pics show Chinese activity at LAC

White House says no plans to mediate between India and China

There are no formal plans for US President Donald Trump to mediate between India and China following their border clash, the White House said amid an uproar in Washington over massive concessions he has allegedly made to Beijing on trade and human rights front in order to win a re-election in November 2020. Read more

Government considers customs duty hike on products amid stand-off with China

Although nothing has been finalised as yet, the focus would be on cutting down import of non-essential items, the source said. Read more

War is not solution, issue should be resolved through talks, says grandson of man after whom Galwan Valley is named

"During British time, the area was named Galwan Rasool or Galwan Nala. The place is situated where there is a fight going on between India and China. In 1962, the Chinese entered that area and our brave soldiers pushed them back. There are a lot of activities happening in that area these days. Our jawans are standing their ground. The area belongs to us for the last over 200 years and it will remain so," Amin said. Read full story

Government working on steps to cut import dependence on China, boost manufacturing: Report

Why orders 'weren't given to fire at Chinese' in Galwan, asks Amarinder

“What were they doing sitting out there while their colleagues were getting killed If the unit was armed, as is being claimed now, the second-in-command should have ordered firing the moment the commanding officer fell to the Chinese treachery. The nation wants to know why our men did not retaliate in the way they are trained to do, and why they did not open fire if they were carrying arms,” the Punjab CM asked

Pakistan will try to infiltrate more terrorists into J&K in view of Ladakh standoff: DGP

External affairs minister S Jaishankar to participate in Russia-India-China (RIC) foreign ministers meeting on June 23: MEA

China and India are in regular touch: MEA

We expect China to confine its activities to its side of the border: MEA on eastern Ladakh standoff

While we remain convinced of the need for maintenance of peace & tranquillity on border areas & resolution of differences through dialogue, at the same time as PM said yesterday, we are strongly committed to ensuring India's sovereignty & territorial integrity: MEA spokesperson

China has repeatedly said that the incident happened because the Indian front-line troops blatantly broke the consensus reached by the military chiefs of both sides: Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson

Major General-level talks between India and China are over after more than six hours. All the personnel who took part in the Galwan Valley operations on June 15-16 are accounted for and no personnel are missing in action: Sources

Mayawati asks Centre to provide aid to the families of soldiers who lost their lives in Galwan face-off

"The Prime Minister's statement that our soldiers sacrificed their lives while killing the enemy was a heartfelt tribute to them on the country's behalf. Now, it is the special responsibility of the central and the state governments to provide all the possible help to their families and a government job to a family member within three months," the former UP CM tweeted.

Indian troops on border duty carry arms: Jaishankar to Rahul

All Indian troops guarding the border with China carry arms, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, replying to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's poser that why Army personnel in Galwan Valley were sent "unarmed to martyrdom". Read more

It is clarified that there are no Indian troops missing in action, reports ANI quoting Indian Army sources

Let us get the facts straight. All troops on border duty always carry arms, especially when leaving post. Those at Galwan on 15 June did so. Long-standing practice (as per 1996 & 2005 agreements) not to use firearms during faceoffs: Foreign minister S Jaishankar on Twitter, replying to Rahul Gandhi