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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 24, 2020, 10:25:49 IST
India-China standoff live updates: Disengagement to start from Galwan Valley
Border tensions between India and China continue, and several rounds of military-level talks have been unable to break the deadlock. India has rubbished China's claim of sovereignty over the Galwan Valley, and said that unilateral attempt to change status quo on LAC will not be accepted. Stay with TOI for live updates.
On his two-day visit to Ladakh, Army Chief General MM Naravane is on a visit to the forward locations in the Eastern Ladakh area today. The chief will also interact with troops on the ground there: Army Sources (ANI)
Indian community members held an anti-China protest outside the Chinese Consulate office in Vancouver.
Canada: Indian community members held an anti-China protest outside the Chinese Consulate office in Vancouver https://t.co/1gd5jt9HAw
— ANI (@ANI) 1592973332000Read: Time for unity and solidarity; relaunch of 'scion' can wait, says JP Nadda
In a stinging attack on the Gandhi family of the Congress, BJP president JP Nadda on Wednesday said a dynasty and its courtiers have "grand delusions" of the opposition being about itself and stated that a "rejected and ejected" family is not equal to the entire opposition.
"Due to the misadventures of one dynasty, we lost thousands of square kilometers of our land..Siachen was almost gone...," tweets the BJP chief.
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Today, the nation is united and supportive of our armed forces. This is the time for unity and solidarity. Relaunch of ‘the scion’ for the nth time can wait.
JP Nadda, BJP presidentA rejected and ejected dynasty is not equal to the entire Opposition: JP Nadda
A rejected and ejected dynasty is NOT equal to the entire Opposition. One dynasty’s interests are not India’s inter… https://t.co/cfUSXHvHCE
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) 1592968752000The All Party Meeting saw healthy deliberations, with several Opposition leaders giving their valuable inputs...One family was an exception. Any guesses who? asks the BJP president in a tweet.
It is the Opposition’s right to ask questions. The All Party Meeting saw healthy deliberations, with several Opposi… https://t.co/IH5X42vHuL
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) 1592968732000"One ‘royal’ dynasty and their ‘loyal’ courtiers have grand delusions of the Opposition being about one dynasty," tweets BJP president JP Nadda.
One ‘royal’ dynasty and their ‘loyal’ courtiers have grand delusions of the Opposition being about one dynasty. A d… https://t.co/TP6auQG1OJ
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) 1592968701000Read - LAC face-off: India, China agree on gradual disengagement
India and China have agreed on a gradual and verifiable disengagement from their over 50-day troop confrontation in different areas of eastern Ladakh, which will eventually lead to the two sides also thinning out their massive military build-ups along the 3,488-km Line of Actual Control. The breakthrough over de-escalation plan came during the 11-hour marathon meeting between 14 Corps commander Lt-Gen Harinder Singh and South Xinjiang Military District chief Major General Liu Lin.
Read: No meet with China’s defence minister in Rajnath plan
Defence minister Rajnath Singh will not hold a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe in Moscow on Wednesday. In his meetings with Russian deputy PM Yury Borisov and defence minister General Sergei Shoigu, Singh stressed that India as a “peace loving” country was all for resolving disputes through dialogue but “its resolve to protect its sovereignty and territorial interests at any cost cannot be doubted”, sources said.
The step-by-step disengagement will first take place at the face-off sites in the Galwan region and Gogra-Hot Springs area
India and China have agreed on a gradual and verifiable disengagement from their over 50-day troop confrontation in different areas of eastern Ladakh
India will not let China take even an inch of its land: Uttarakhand CM
"China will have to understand that today's India is that of 2020 and not 1962. Our soldiers are strong. India will not let China take even an inch of our land," CM Rawat said.
Rahul targets PM Modi
China took our land. 🇮🇳 is negotiating to get it back. China says it’s not Indian land. PM has publicly supported… https://t.co/WuawVuhgNz
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 1592916771000Amid border tensions, India, China likely to hold joint secretary-level talks tomorrow
The Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) is likely to hold virtual meet on Wednesday to discuss border tensions between the two countries.The WMCC talks are headed by joint secretary-level officials from both sides.
Rajnath Singh briefs Russia on troop confrontation with China, will not meet Chinese defence minister
Defence minister Rajnath Singh will not hold a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe in Moscow on Wednesday, even as he on Tuesday briefed Russia on the ongoing troop confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh. Read more
Defence minister Rajnath Singh will not be meeting his Chinese counterpart in Moscow as suggested by some Chinese propaganda websites: ANI
Army chief visits Ladakh; takes stock of ground situation
Army chief Gen MM Naravane on Tuesday reviewed India's military preparedness in eastern Ladakh as he began a two-day visit to the region where a border clash last week left 20 Indian soldiers dead in the midst of a tense standoff with the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Read more
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