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Business News›News›Defence›India China Border News Live Updates: PM's all party meet to discuss China begins
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Economic Times | 19 Jun, 2020 | 05.16PM IST

India China Border News Live Updates: PM's all party meet to discuss China begins

An all-party meeting, called by PM Narendra Modi to discuss the situation at the border areas with China, is scheduled to be held today at 5 PM.

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05:16 PM

China's Xizang Military Command holds coordinated exercise in plateau region

05:06 PM

Members of the Tibetan community from Switzerland & Lichtenstein hold an anti-China protest in front of the United Nations complex in Geneva.

04:56 PM

Ambassador of France to India offers his condolences

04:49 PM

Former PM H.D. Deve Gowda cautions against 'nationalist rhetoric'

  • Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda has asked the Narendra Modi government to institute an enquiry on the deaths of 20 soldiers along the Line of Actual Control in the Galwan valley of Ladakh and tone down the "nationalist rhetoric" to de-escalate the tension with China.
  • In a statement issued on Friday, the leader under whom, India and China signed a bilateral agreement in 1996 to reduce troops on their disputed border areas, also said that the Modi government "should not encourage reactionary language of economic boycott".
  • Gowda said the implications of the boycott are deep and India should be guided by pragmatism.
04:37 PM

India may soon make it compulsory for ecommerce companies to display clearly whether a product being sold on their platform is made in the country or not, as the government seeks to curb Chinese imports.

04:30 PM

The process of disengagement of troops will continue next week, reports IANS. The dialogue will take place to ensure that the Chinese PLA pulls back all its troops from the Galwan valley and removes all the military-grade tents which housed its troops

04:20 PM

Asaduddin Owaisi expresses disappointment

04:07 PM

Asked if there are any Chinese soldiers detained by India, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said: "China and India are (engaged) in a dialogue to resolve the matter on ground through diplomatic and military channels. I don't have any information for you at the moment".

04:04 PM

Tributes being paid to Sepoy Rajesh Orang who lost his life in action in Galwan Valley

03:53 PM

My reading of the Galwan valley event therefore is that this is localised friction tragically gone out of hand. News of this incident remains low-key in China, suggesting that China is not seeking greater confrontation: Rana Mitter, Director, Oxford University's China Centre

03:42 PM

China's Foreign Ministry's response to the question "Does the release of the 10 Indian soldiers indicate tensions have eased along the border?"

03:36 PM

Central government will have to take some hard-headed decisions. On behalf of BJD and Naveen Patnaik, we intend to tell the PM that we stand solidly behind the Centre in whatever decision it takes-whether it has a political, economic, military dimension: Biju Janata Dal's Pinaki Mishra

03:33 PM

Watch video: Huge crowds gather to pay last tributes to Sepoy Jai Kishor Singh at his native village.

03:13 PM

Military chopper and fighter jet activity seen in Leh, Ladakh

03:01 PM

Former Indian Army Chief on India-China military agreements

02:56 PM

German Ambassador to India Walter J. Lindner on India-China clashes

02:45 PM

Responsibility for the border clash rests entirely on the Indian side. China attaches great importance to China-India relations and hopes the two can work to safeguard the long-term development of bilateral ties, China's FM said in response to India's Chinese product boycott, reports Global Times

02:36 PM

GOC 15 Corps' comment on Ladakh

02:25 PM

China has not seized any Indian personnel, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian

02:12 PM

China says it did not detain Indian soldiers in clash, AP reports.

01:56 PM

AAP's Sanjay Singh on his party not being invited to the all-party meeting called by PM Modi

01:54 PM

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian speaks on calls to boycott Chinese products in India

  • Regarding the serious situation in Galwan Valley, right and wrong is very clear and the responsibility entirely lies with Indian side. India and China are in talks to ease the situation: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian on calls to boycott Chinese products in India.
01:20 PM

Galwan crisis: After three day ordeal, ten captured Indian soldiers released by China

  • After a three day ordeal during which the Indian side carried out hectic negotiations at the Major General level, ten Indian soldiers taken captive by Chinese forces during the skirmish at Galwan on Monday evening have been released.
  • The soldiers, which include four officers, walked back on Thursday evening after the third round of talks led to a breakthrough. Sources said that over the past days, details of the missing soldiers were shared by the Chinese side and India was assured that they would not be harmed.
  • The details behind the release are still not known but sources said that the soldiers had been taken captive during the skirmish after troops from the 16 Bihar regiment had been overwhelmed at Patrol Point 14 by a larger Chinese force.
01:01 PM

Chinese attack in Galwan pre-planned, government was fast asleep: Rahul Gandhi

  • Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said it is now clear that the Chinese attack in Galwan valley in Ladakh was "pre-planned" and that the government was "fast asleep" while the martyred jawans paid the price. Gandhi's attack comes ahead of the all-party meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday evening to discuss the situation along the India-China border.
Chinese attack in Galwan pre-planned, government was fast asleep: Rahul Gandhi
12:59 PM

India vs China

India vs China
12:31 PM

Members of 'Voice of North East' protest against China

12:20 PM

20 parties to attend the meet called by Prime Minister Modi

12:09 PM

Huge crowds gather to pay last tributes to Sepoy Jai Kishor Singh at his native village in Vaishali.

11:54 AM

India-China Himalayan standoff deadly for cashmere herds

  • Antagonisms between Indian and Chinese troops high in the Himalayas are taking a dire toll on traditional goat herds that supply the world's finest, most expensive cashmere.
  • This week, a deadly brawl between Indian and Chinese soldiers caused the deaths of at least 20 Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley, an achingly beautiful landscape that is part of a border region that has been disputed for decades because of its strategic importance as the world's highest landing ground.
  • The months-long military standoff between the Asian giants is hurting local communities due to the loss of tens of thousands of Himalayan goat kids died because they couldn't reach traditional winter grazing lands, officials and residents said.
11:15 AM

In Pics: Locals protest against China at Niti village near India-Tibet border in Chamoli district

11:00 AM

Plan to start construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya suspended

  • Amid the Indo-China border standoff, the Ram Mandir trust has put on hold its plan to begin the construction of the temple in Ayodhya.
  • In an official communique, the trust said that the situation at the India-China border is “serious” and defending the country is “most important”.
  • The decision comes days after a violent face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh left 20 Indian Army personnel dead.
  • Expressing concern over the killing of Indian soldiers, the trust which has been charged with the construction of the temple after the historic Supreme Court verdict last year, said a new date will be decided soon.
10:57 AM

Another round of Major General-level talks between India and China today

  • India and China are slated to hold another round of talks at the Major General-level in the Galwan Valley region of eastern Ladakh on Friday.
10:09 AM

India has taken Ladakh incident very seriously

- Prakash Javadekar, Union minister

09:52 AM

Galwan clash: Brutal injury marks on bodies; some die of hypothermia, asphyxiation

  • The bodies of the Army personnel killed by the Chinese had some extreme injury marks, with some of them dying of hypothermia and asphyxiation. The post-mortem of the bodies of the 20 personnel was conducted at SNM hospital in Leh.
  • Officials said some of them had brutal injury marks on faces and other body parts, confirming the reports that suggested that the Chinese Army used clubs studded with nails during the physical combat with the Indian Army.
09:30 AM

Army low on stocks of 45 key items

  • The Army, which is at present seeing eye-ball to eye-ball with Chinese troops in Ladakh, has put at least 45 key items, including different types of ammunition, warm clothing meant for troops deployed in areas like Ladakh, man-landing parachutes among other things, on a critical list. The army, through the department of defence production (DDP), has asked the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) to ensure supply of these items on priority at a time more than 80,000 employees have threatened an indefinite strike in July.
09:10 AM

Boycott call may impact Chinese exports worth USD 17 bn

  • The nationwide clamour for boycott of Chinese goods is getting louder amid the Ladakh face-off, with traders urging the Centre to direct e-commerce firms to restrict the sale of items from the Dragonland, which imports products worth USD 74 billion to India annually.
  • Of the total import from China, retail traders sell goods worth around USD 17 billion, mostly comprising toys, household items, mobiles, electric and electronic goods and cosmetics among other things, which could possibly be replaced by Indian products, a national trading body said.
08:57 AM

Sepoy Jai Kishor Singh's mortal remains are being taken for last rites

08:19 AM

US has no formal plans to mediate between India-China

  • US President Donald Trump is aware of the clash between the Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Laddakh, the White House said on Wednesday, but stressed that there are no formal plans to mediate between the two countries amid reports that Beijing wants to de-escalate before next week’s talks between senior ministers from the US and China.
  • “The president is aware of it. We’re monitoring the situation between Indian and Chinese forces along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh,” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters when asked about the border clash.
  • “We have seen the Indian Army statement that 20 Indian soldiers died as a result of the confrontation today, and we extend our deepest condolences on that,” she added.
US has no formal plans to mediate between India-China
08:04 AM

Chinese acts on India border meant to take advantage of COVID distractions: US official

  • China opening multiple fronts like the one on India border may be because of Beijing's assessment that the world is distracted due to COVID-19 pandemic and it may advantage of it, a top American diplomat said Thursday.
07:58 AM

PLA of China seems to have provoked clash to grab Indian territory: Senate Majority Leader

  • For the sake of grabbing territory, the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) of China appears to have instigated the most violent clash between the two Asian giants, a top American Senator said on Thursday.
  • “On land, for the sake of grabbing territory, the PLA appears to have instigated the most violent clash between China and India since those nations went to war in 1962,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a major foreign policy speech on the floor of the House.
  • In his speech, China topped the list of countries, threatening the interest of the US and its allies.
  • “Needless to say, the rest of the world has watched with grave concern this violent exchange between two nuclear states. We are encouraging de-escalation and hoping for peace,” McConnell said.
07:49 AM

Next round of Sino-Indian consultative system soon

  • India and China have decided to hold the next round of working mechanism for consultation and coordination on border affairs (WMCC) soon to de-escalate the standoff in Ladakh. The decision came a day after foreign ministers of the two countries decided that neither would ‘escalate matters’ following Chinese killing of an Indian Army colonel and 19 soldiers in physical combat at the Galwan valley into which the PLA made incursions.
07:48 AM

Family of Sepoy Jai Kishor Singh pays tribute to him

07:26 AM

Get facts straight: Foreign minister Jaishankar to Rahul Gandhi

  • “Let us get the facts straight. All troops on border duty always carry arms, especially when leaving the post. Those at Galwan on June 15 did so. Long-standing practice (as per 1996 and 2005 agreements) not to use firearms during face-offs,” Jaishankar said.
07:05 AM

Mike Pompeo, United States Secretary of State

06:27 AM

Whole world is now not very much interested to deal with China

- Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister

06:24 AM

India, China working to resolve Galwan standoff through diplomatic, military channels: Official

  • "The two sides are working to resolve the issue on the ground through military and diplomatic channels," Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a media briefing in Beijing answering questions on the tense standoff between Indian and Chinese troops at the Galwan Valley.
06:22 AM

Rahul Gandhi writes letters to families of soldiers

  • Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written letters expressing his condolences to the families of the 20 Indian Army personnel, who lost their lives in the violent face-off with Chinese troops in Ladakh's Galwan Valley.
06:21 AM

Past pacts prevented use of guns

  • This, in short, is the standard operating procedure (SOP) followed by Indian troops, who are also under strict instructions to never open fire in accordance with the flurry of border management agreements inked with China over the years. The 1996 agreement, for instance, lays down that “neither side shall open fire or conduct blast operations within 2 km of the LAC."
06:20 AM

Important Developments

  • No Army personnel missing since Galwan Valley violence, according to the army
  • Five of 20 soldiers who died in Ladakh laid to rest
  • IOA open to cutting ties with Chinese sponsors
  • Chinese President Xi asks PLA to improve strategic management of armed forces
  • India asks China to confine its activities to its side of LAC
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