Indo-China border News
The Sivok-Rangpo line project is considered of strategic importance with future connectivity to Gangtok and thereafter to Indo-China Border (i.e., up to Nathula Pass).
The Indian Navy and Air Force already have dedicated satellites of their own
Approval to this satellite will help the Indian Army to achieve the capability
The satellite built by ISRO would also give a boost the Make in India programme
No cases of infiltration were reported at the Indo-China border this year
The Defence Ministry informed the Parliament today
After reports of skirmish between Indian and Chinese soldiers in Sikkim, there have been reports of confrontation between the troops of the two countries at the northern border as well.
MoS Defence Sripad Naik told Lok Sabha that at least 326 incidents of incursion by Chinese soldiers took place into Indian border areas last yearin 2018.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday visited the forward posts at Bum La Pass near Tawang along Indo-China border in Arunachal Pradesh and reviewed the security situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
India is looking at speeding the process of road construction along Line of Actual Control despite challenges like hard rock stretches and limited working season.
The system is capable of detecting any movement in and around border areas and can be used in all weather conditions.
Troops of India and China were locked in a 73-day-long standoff in Doklam from June 16, 2017. The face-off had ended on August 28, 2017.
China's third generation fighter jets seem to have overcome their engine problems plaguing them while flying over high-altitude regions in Tibet bordering India.
Troops of India and China were locked in a 73-day-long standoff in Doklam from June 16, 2017.
India is willing to work with China to develop relations based on commonalities, MEA said on Friday.
In January 2018, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat had said the time had come for India to shift its focus from borders with Pakistan to the frontier with China.
India and China have been trying to reset their ties after last year's 73-day standoff between the two sides at Dokalam in Sikkim section of the boundary.
There were 426 incidents of transgression by Chinese soldiers in Indian territory in 2017, Parliament was told on Monday.
India needs to shift focus from its border with Pakistan to that with China, Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat had said on January 12, 2018.
At present, the liberalised family pension is given to army personnel deployed along the Line of Control and International Border (IB) with Pakistan.
There has been a spike in transgressions by China into Indian territory in October-November.
As many as 31 incidents of transgressions were recorded in October-November in Depsang Area, Trig Height and Thakung Post (Pangong Lake) sectors.
Troops of India and China were locked in a 73-day-long standoff in Doklam since June 16, 2017.
The work on the all-weather road in Uttarakhand has begun with the construction of the 150-km Tanakpur-Pithoragarh stretch.
Doklam crisis had erupted in June over Chinese building a road in an area claimed by Bhutan.
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