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07 July, 2020, 02:39 PM IST

India-China Updates: US military to stand with India in conflict with China, says White House official

"The message is clear. Our military will continue to stand strong, whether it's in relationship to a conflict between India and China or anywhere else," White House Chief of Staff said.

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02:22 PM

Indian-American activist in US launches group to oppose China's aggression against neighbours

Several members of the Indian-American community here have joined the "Oppose China Imperialism Group-23" (OCIG-23).

02:04 PM

IAF inspects India-China border area near Uttarkashi

According to ANI, the Air Force started an aerial inspection on the area bordering China in Uttarkashi region on July 6.
Earlier today, an AN-32 cargo aircraft was seen landing at Chinyalisaur airstrip in Uttarkashi.
A Mi17 chopper was also seen taking off at the airstrip.

12:52 PM

Watch: IAF Apache attack helicopter at a forward airbase near India-China border carrying out night operations.

#WATCH Indian Air Force (IAF) Apache attack helicopter at a forward airbase near India-China border carrying out ni… https://t.co/6LowBhlyMK
— ANI (@ANI) 1594097413000

12:41 PM

Defence Minister reviewed the ongoing projects with Border Road Organisation Chief

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the ongoing projects with Border Road Organisation Chief Lt Gen Harpal Sing… https://t.co/4nrSuzSiuU
— ANI (@ANI) 1594104488000

12:21 PM

US military to stand with India in conflict with China, indicates White House official

"Our military will continue to stand strong, whether it's in relationship to a conflict between India and China or anywhere else,"White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said.
"The message is clear. We're not going to stand by and let China take the reins in terms of being the most powerful, dominant force,”
The statement comes as US Navy deployed two aircraft carriers to the strategic South China Sea to boost its presence in the region.

11:58 AM

How India waged a diplomatic war against China

India's diplomatic calls and conversations with different countries helped the government put forward its perspective on the confrontation in the high Himalayas.
Foreign minister S Jaishankar spoke to counterparts from the US, the UK, France, Germany, Indonesia, Australia, Canada and Japan among others.
India's job also became easier due to a general sense of aggression shown by China against all its neighbours, both on land and on the seas.

11:48 AM

SC grants one month time to Defence ministry to implement its order on permanent commission to women officers in armed forces

Centre had sought six months time due to corona pandemic

10:48 AM

Why is China allowed to justify murder of 20 jawans in our territory? asks Rahul Gandhi

National interest is paramount. GOI's duty is to protect it. Then, 1. Why has Status Quo Ante not been insisted on… https://t.co/oss1AgQ1XK
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 1594098665000

10:31 AM

India fast tracked Apache delivery to counter Chinese threats in Ladakh

India fast-tracked delivery of the last batch of the US-built Apache attack choppers after the May 5 stand-off with China in Ladakh, reports Hindustan Times.
The last batch of five choppers arrived in India last month after the government exempted Boeing from the mandatory quarantine rules.
The team assembled the five choppers and quickly had them flown to the Pathankot air base after being flight-tested for deployment in Ladakh.

09:15 AM

Anti-China protests held in PoK against illegal construction of dams

Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK): Residents of Muzaffarabad hold protest against China & Pakistan, opposing the cons… https://t.co/SgL4DvDGxD
— ANI (@ANI) 1594088678000

09:06 AM

Pompeo says US looking at banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok

"I don't want to get out in front of the President (Donald Trump), but it's something we're looking at," Pompeo said in an interview with Fox News.
Meanwhile, TikTok today said that it will exit the Hong Kong market within days, after China's establishment of a sweeping new national security law for the semi-autonomous city.

08:42 AM

China must be held accountable for crime against humanity: Uighur activist

Rushan Abbas, a Uighur American activist, whose sister went missing in China almost two years ago, said the Chinese regime must be held accountable for its crime against humanity which it manifests in many forms including mass rape, organ harvesting and sterilisation.
Uighurs are a majority in the Xinjiang province, situated in the western part of China and is officially designated as an autonomous region.
Many international human rights organisations have accused Beijing of cracking down on the Uighurs by sending them to mass detention camps

08:40 AM

Pandemic an opportunity for terror groups: UN chief

COVID-19 provides new opportunities for the Islamic State extremist group, al-Qaida and their affiliates as well as neo-Nazis, white supremacists and hate groups: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
The UN chief said it's too early to fully assess the implications of the coronavirus pandemic on terrorism, but all these groups seek to exploit divisions, local conflicts, failures in governing, and other grievances to advance their aims.

07:49 AM

Anti-China protests held in PoK against illegal construction of dams

A massive protest rally was held Monday by residents to condemn illegal construction of Neelum Jhelum and Kohala Hydro power projects.
The protesters highlighted environmental impacts caused by the dams constructed by Pakistan and China.

06:53 AM

Doval, Wang finalised deescalation plan after two hours of tense negotiations

This is the second time after the 73-day-long face-off at Doklam in 2017 that India had got China to relent - at least as things stand now - after negotiations in which India was represented by the NSA.
"The frank and in-depth interaction" between the two was marked by sharp exchanges before the two sides settled for an understanding which will require the PLA to reduce its presence, pull back and bring down the structures it had raised during the stand-off.
Doval bluntly put across New Delhi's bottomline that for the de-escalation to happen, the PLA must move back from the area which Beijing had publicly claimed as its own in the aftermath of the violent confrontation between the two armies on June 15.

06:50 AM

Encounter underway in J-K's Pulwama

An encounter started at Goosu area of Pulwama on the early morning of Tuesday, Kashmir Zone Police said.
Police and security forces are carrying out the operation.

06:47 AM

US thanks India for hosting Dalai Lama since 1959

Dalai Lama has been living in India ever since he fled Tibet in 1959 following a crackdown on an uprising by the local population. The Tibetan government-in-exile operates from Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh. Over 1,60,000 Tibetans live in India.

06:45 AM

Hizbul Mujahideen's OGW arrested in J-K's Baramulla

"Special Operations Group Baramulla and 53 battalion, CRPF during naka party at Kralhar Baramulla arrested a person, Tahir Ahamd Sheikh and recovered 1 hand grenade, 1 magazine AK 47 and 25 rounds of AK 47. He was working as Over Ground Worker of Hizbul Mujahideen," CRPF said.

06:44 AM

Previous policy against China didn't work, US has to take a different path: Pompeo

"The theory that more economic opening will lead to more political freedoms, more fundamental rights, just turned out not to have been true. It just didn't work,” Pompeo said.
"We can now see not only was there that economic damage done to the United States, but the people inside of China weren't treated properly as twin evils,” he said.
The National Security Law, he said, has taken away the freedom of the people of Hong Kong. Chinese action against religious and ethnic minorities, he said, has only escalated.
“We do all that we can diplomatically to call out this misbehavior,” he said.

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