China came little farther this time, will resolve diplomatically: Rajnath

Indian and Chinese troops used to come face to face on the LAC many times but this time the situation is different, said the defence minister in a TV interview

As Indian and Chinese troops remain engaged in a tense border standoff, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday asserted that the government will not allow India’s pride to be hurt under any circumstances even as he said bilateral talks were on at military and diplomatic levels to resolve the row. Singh also said that he conveyed to US Defence Secretary Mark T Esper during a telephonic conversation on Friday that India and China have an existing mechanisms to resolve “problems” through talks at diplomatic and military levels.

In the midst of the flare-ups between Indian and Chinese armies, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was “ready, willing and able to mediate” between the two countries. He reiterated the offer on Thursday as well. The Ministry of External Affairs indirectly rejected the offer two days ago, but Singh became the first central minister to speak on India’s position on the issue with clarity.

In an interview to ABP News, the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that Indian and Chinese troops used to come face to face on the LAC many times but this time the situation is different. He also said that Chinese troops have come in a little farther than usual this time. In an interview to ABP News, the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that Indian and Chinese troops used to come face to face on the LAC many times but this time the situation is different. He also said that Chinese troops have come in a little farther than usual this time…Read More

Senior Indian, Chinese Army commanders in talks to defuse tension in Ladakh

Parallel diplomatic channels in New Delhi and Beijing are also working towards a peaceful resolution.

High-level Indian and Chinese military commanders met at designated points along the LAC (line of actual control) on May 22 and May 23 to defuse the current situation in Eastern Ladakh. Sources told ANI that parallel diplomatic channels in New Delhi and Beijing were also working towards a peaceful resolution. Since the beginning of May, Chinese army has been involved in several incidents in Eastern Ladakh, along the LAC.

While the Indian and Chinese military commanders are talking face-to-face in Ladakh, diplomatic efforts are underway in the national capitals of the two countries to resolve the situation. The Indian Army has been effectively responding by building and deploying its own capabilities in Eastern Ladakh, including the Galwan sector. Sources have told ANI that no compromise will be made with regard to maintaining the sanctity of India’s borders and that while India believes in peace, it is firm and resolute when it comes to the defence of its territory.

This has been reflected in spirit even in the four or more agreements between India and China, which have historically formed the mechanism for border management. The mechanisms are still in place and working at a bilateral level. Two of them are of 1993 and 1996 and there is a CBM (Confidence Building Measures) in place since 2005 and a border agreement since 2013.

Fear based oppressors execute BSF jawan Ramzan Parray, harm relatives in Kashmir

The militants, after forcing their way into the house in Parrey Mohalla, fired indiscriminately at the family

 

Activists on Wednesday raged the home of a Kashmiri BSF constable in the midst of a furlough, shooting him dead and causing gunfire wounds on four of his relatives in Hajjan in north Kashmir, police said.

Rameez Parrey (30) had a place with the 73rd contingent of the BSF.

The activists, in the wake of compelling their way into the house in Parrey Mohalla, let go aimlessly at the family.

The jawan passed on the spot. Four of his relatives - his dad, two siblings and an auntie - endured gunfire wounds, police said.

The state of the jawan's close relative was expressed to be not kidding, while that of the three others was steady.

The Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police, S P Vaid, named the occurrence as "savage and uncaring" and said the blameworthy would be rebuffed.

Parrey served the BSF for a six years.

The BSF, India affirmed the news on Twitter: "Prahari Pariwar remains by the group of one of our part Constable Md Ramzan who was fearful killed by psychological oppressors today.He was on clear out"

Nitish Kumar, who heads the police in North Kashmir, tweeted that the four were "fundamentally harmed"....Read More