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China back at disrupting Indian celebration of Dalai Lama birthday in Ladakh
"It is a regular affair every year. The Chinese protest as we celebrate Dalai Lama's birthday," said a senior government officer adding that the protest happened on July 6. "They waved their flags in protest when villagers on Indian side were celebrating the birthday," said the officer adding that they came in five vehicles and raised banners and flags. It was for the first time, Modi officially said he spoke with the Dalai Lama.
Chinese Navy's growth trajectory a cause for concern for India
Exactly two years later, on April 23, 2021, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Navy demonstrated its own capability of naval military diplomacy when, on the same day, it commissioned a Type-55 Renhai-class cruiser, a Type-75 Landing Helicopter Deck and a Type-094 SSBN with a cumulative tonnage of 70,000 tonnes.
India reorients around 50K troops at border with China
Sources said that the Mathura-based 1 strike Corp, earlier tasked to cross the western borders into Pakistan, has been reoriented from its position to disputed border areas with China. In addition to this, in the Central Sector - the least disputed portion of the border running along with Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand to Nepal, deployment has also been strengthened with at least division level troops.
Indian Army top brass discuss threats from China, Pakistan
The conference is attended by senior officers of the Army including the vice chief of the army staff, all commanders, principal staff officers (PSOs) of the Army Headquarters and other senior officers. In the two-day conference, the Army top brass will discuss the current position of Chinese People's Liberation Army positions in disputed areas at Gogra, Hot Springs, Demchok and Depsang at Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh.
After US, India also calls for tracing the origin of Covid-19
India's demand for probing the Covid-19 origin assumes significance as it comes amidst its ongoing border tensions with China. The authenticity of COVID-19 coming from an infected bat was first questioned by various publication all around the world. Later, an Australian newspaper claimed in a supposed document leak from China that Wuhan scientists created the virus as a biological weapon.
India to get four Israeli Heron Mark-II drones for surveillance along China border
Although the UAV is intended primarily for intelligence, surveillance, and target acquisition, the Heron Mark-II drones can stay airborne for around 45 hours at a stretch, providing a non-stop surveillance capability to the army. The first two UAVs will be received by the Indian army in the next two to three months, with the other two likely to arrive by the end of the year, the Times of India reported.
Indian vaccines preferred, buying Chinese for immediate need
"We had to look for Chinese and Russian alternatives only after we failed to get the vaccines from Pune's Serum Institute. We realise the grim situation in India and Serum's current inability to deliver on its promised supplies," said the top health ministry official, but on the condition of anonymity because he was not officially authorised to brief the media.
MEA's vaccine diplomacy flunks, China cashes in on it
The government had to suspend the programme as it grappled with shortage of vaccines at home amidst rising Covid-19 cases and related fatalities. As a result, India has been forced to seek foreign medical aid from the US, EU, UAE, Singapore and even the Chinese Red Cross.
PLA carrying out exercise in depth areas along Eastern Ladakh sector, Indian forces on high alert
PLA's military exercise in-depth areas, around a year after their aggression in eastern Ladakh, assumes significance as discussions between the two neighbouring countries are still underway on issues related to the existing friction points including hot springs and Gogra heights after the mutual withdrawal of troops from the Pangong Lake area earlier this year.
China, India vaccine diplomacy: The selfish & the altruist
This apart, the Indian government took the lead in providing a level playing field for vaccine development and distribution in developing countries. To this end, it teamed up with South Africa to seek an intellectual property waiver for Covid-19 vaccines from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) until the pandemic is brought under control.
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