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11 July, 2020, 05:02 PM IST

India China News Live: No guarantee Trump will back India against China, says ex US NSA

Former United States national security advisor John Bolton has said that if the Sino-India border tensions escalate, there is no guarantee that US President Donald Trump will back India against China.

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04:46 PM

It's not a child play: Telangana BJP chides Rahul Gandhi over India-China stand-off

Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Telangana Spokesperson NV Subhash on Saturday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saying that he should stop mud-slinging against the Centre over the Line of Actual (LAC) stand-off matter. He further called Gandhi's demand for constituting a fact-finding mission as "ridiculous".
Subhash told ANI, "Congress leader Rahul Gandhi must stop mud-slinging at the Centre over the LAC stand-off matter and it is ridiculous to demand a fact-finding mission when the tempers are running high between the two nations. I am surprised at Rahul Gandhi's series of demands since the China face-off and compared it to the remarks made by a perverted politician."
Firstly, he must know that no government will reveal its internal strategies during tough situations with neighbouring nations to appease the Opposition leaders, Subhash added.
"It is not a child's play to deal with as China agreed for disengagement of its forces from LAC and world nations are hailing the bold steps taken by Modi-led Government to thwart the attempts of China. Instead of elevating his dignity, Rahul Gandhi is losing public sympathy by making a series of remarks against the Centre. Also, Rahul Gandhi is getting jittery as most of the nation heads and the whole world is supporting the Modi Government against China," said Subhash.
Subhash continued saying that at least the senior Congress leaders must educate Gandhi about what to demand and whatnot.

04:34 PM

China behaving in a "belligerent" fashion all around its periphery, says former US NSA John Bolton

Former US national security advisor John Bolton feels China has been behaving in a “belligerent” fashion, all around its periphery, in an effort to assert itself through not just political and military means but also through the belt and road initiative and others to gain increased sway over countries that become economically dependent on it.
Bolton also believed that US President Donald Trump's "gut instinct" for the next four months is to take anything off the table that complicates what is already a difficult election campaign for him.
The former NSA said he does not think Trump knows anything about the history of border clashes over the decades between India and China.
Trump may have been briefed on it, but history doesn't really stick with him, said Bolton, who was the US NSA from April 2018 to September 2019 under the Trump administration.

03:47 PM

Tibetan group holds protests against China in Delhi

A small group of Tibetans held a protest against China in Delhi on Saturday, police said.

02:38 PM

Security personnel testing COVID-19 positive won't be allowed to enter Sikkim

With security personnel comprising a substantial chunk of the COVID-19 cases in Sikkim, the state government has decided to allow only those jawans to enter the Himalayan state who test negative for coronavirus
Rapid antigen tests will be conducted exclusively on security personnel, including those from the Army and the paramilitary forces, at the Rangpo border check-post from Saturday onwards.
The measure comes after more than three dozen security personnel posted in the Himalayan state, bordering China, tested positive for COVID-19.
Of the 121 COVID-19 cases in the state, 41 are active and 13 patients (Army personnel) have migrated to neighbouring West Bengal, while the remaining people have been cured of the disease

02:30 PM

Trump may not back India against China: Former US NSA John Bolton

Former US NSA John Bolton said that Trump knows anything about the history of these clashes over the decades between India and China.
"I don't know what Trump will do after the November elections once the guard rail is removed... He'll be back to the big China trade deal. If things were to develop between India and China in a more critical fashion, I'm not sure where he would come down," the former US envoy to the UN said.
"I don't know which way he would go and I don't think he knows either. I think he sees the geostrategic relationship with China, for example, exclusively through the prism of trade," he added.

02:26 PM

No guarantee Trump will back India against China if tensions escalate

- Former US NSA John Bolton

02:06 PM

PM Modi will dictate future course of border demarcations with big nations standing witness: BJP's Om Mathur

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dictate the future course of border demarcation between India and China, BJP senior leader Om Prakash Mathur said on Saturday.
Mathur said that it is the Prime Minister who will dictate the contours of the Line of Control (LoC) and Line of Actual Control (LAC) demarcating lines separating Indian borders with that of Pakistan and Chinese-controlled territory respectively.
The senior BJP leader added that the Prime Minister will decide the future course of international border demarcation while many major countries stand witness. The way Modi handled the stand-off with China, the world is looking at him to lead, he said.

01:40 PM

Pak no longer retains 'same strategic firm', US gearing up for 'bigger battle' with China: Think tank

Pakistan's regional machinations no longer serve a strategic purpose for the United States as it used to be in the past for former American administration. Instead, the Trump dispensation now appears to be gearing up for a bigger and multifaceted battle with the 'Dragon' further east, said a European think tank.
According to European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), the fact that Pakistan, China's sworn best friend and stooge combined, no longer holds the same charm for the US it once did was made evident in the US State Department report which highlighted the fact that Islamabad had been designated as a "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, and that it had been re-designated as a CPC in 2019.

01:13 PM

Sonia holds meet with Cong LS MPs to discuss political, COVID-19 situation in India

Congress president Sonia Gandhi held a meeting with the party's Lok Sabha MPs through video conferencing on Saturday and is learnt to have discussed with them the COVID-19 situation in the country.
According to sources, she also discussed the current political situation and the key issues that would be raised by the Congress in the next Parliament session where the party will seek to corner the government on the handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the Sino-India standoff at Ladakh.

12:43 PM

Reinforcement of 60 ITBP companies along the LAC

In wake of the recent standoff, the Centre has ordered reinforcement of 60 ITBP companies along the LAC in various areas of Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.

11:59 AM

ITBP expected to get additional responsibilities

The ITBP, which along with the Army is responsible for patrolling the 3,488 km LAC, is now expected to get additional responsibilities as part of the new plan being prepared to prevent face-to-face contact between the two armies after the Galwan clash.

09:05 AM

Body armour for security personnel on China border

Protective body armour used by security forces to guard against stone pelting in the Kashmir Valley will now be used by paramilitary troops patrolling the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to fend off sharp-edged baton and stone attacks by Chinese forces.
ET has reliably gathered that the Centre is preparing a detailed plan according to which each company of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) will have 'full-body protectors' for at least 10% of its personnel. This, officials explained, can be used on a rotational basis by troops moving out on patrols.

08:13 AM

In India-China crisis, an India-US bonanza in view

A border clash has plunged ties between India and China to their lowest point in decades. But one beneficiary looks clear -- the US-India relationship.
Experts say India could finally end equivocation about openly aligning itself with the long-eager United States, although there will still be disagreements -- which, paradoxically, are now mostly due to Washington.

06:56 AM

GoI should allow independent fact-finding mission to identify intrusion by China, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the Centre must listen to the veterans and inform India of the steps taken to ensure no more Indian territory is taken by China and allow an independent fact-finding mission to identify intrusion by China.

06:53 AM

India to lose Rs 50,000 cr in forex if solar developers given exemption from customs duty on Chinese imports: AISIA

India will lose nearly Rs 50,000 crore in foreign exchange if solar developers are given exemption from basic customs duty on Chinese imports, the All India Solar Industries Association (AISIA) has said.
AISIA Chairman Hitesh Doshi noted that there are nearly 25 GW of contracts which have been awarded for which the government has allowed developers to avail the pass through benefits which will exempt imports from China from the duty.
"The government's decision on the "pass through" clause will adversely impact domestic manufacturers as they will have no orders for the next 2-3 years. Already the COVID crisis has affected the manufacturers and this will add to our woes," Doshi added.
India imports nearly 85-90 per cent of modules from China among other components.

06:49 AM

Chouhan takes dig at Rahul, says will give Rs 1 lakh prize if someone tells who are his advisors

"Rahul Gandhi raises questions on conflict with China. It is not known why Rahul Gandhi is called a political leader. It is not known whether he is with India or China on Galwan developments. Who are his advisors if someone tells me, I will give Rs one lakh as prize," Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said.
"Who writes his tweet? Many times he gets trapped because of them," he added.

06:46 AM

China envoy: Indian, Chinese troops disengaging after clash

China's ambassador to India said Friday that Indian and Chinese front-line troops are disengaging in accordance with an agreement reached by military commanders following a clash last month that left at least 20 soldiers dead in the Galwan Valley.
Ambassador Sun Weidong said the two countries should be partners rather than rivals and handle differences properly to bring their ties back on the right track.
In video remarks released in New Delhi, the Chinese envoy said the two countries have the wisdom and capability to properly handle differences.

06:44 AM

Amazon.com bans, then un-bans TikTok app from employee mobile devices

In the span of a few hours on Friday, Amazon.com Inc banned and then unbanned the TikTok video sharing app from employee mobile devices, calling the move a mistake.
The news generated widespread attention for the Chinese-owned social media platform coming the same week U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States is "certainly looking at" banning TikTok, suggesting it shared information with the Chinese government.
It was not immediately clear what led to the initial ban by Amazon. One person familiar with the matter said senior Amazon executives were unaware of the request to delete TikTok from employee devices. The ban was reversed after TikTok and Amazon representatives discussed the matter, according to an email sent to TikTok employees.

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