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PLA withdraws troops from Galwan valley

The Gulf Indians — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 11:30:40 +0000

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China has withdrawn troops by 2 km in contested parts of Ladakh near the tense Galwan river valley including Hot Springs, reports said on July 7. Chinese withdrawal of troops at Hot Springs, or Patrol Point 15, will be completed on July 7 and in Gogra (Patrol Point 17A) by July 8, reports said. As part of the disengagement on both sides after the deadly June 15 clash in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed in the line of duty, China started withdrawing troops and dismantling structures from July 6 from three points in Ladakh, including Galwan.

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Modi lauds armed forces for dedication, valour

The Gulf Indians — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 14:02:31 +0000

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the Indian Armed forces in Ladakh, lauded their dedication with which they are protecting the country. Mr. Modi said their willpower is as firm as the mountains where they are posted. The Prime Minister also paid tributes to the soldiers martyred in the Galwan Valley clash.
The Prime Minister said, “Friends, your dedication to the protection of motherland is matchless. The conditions in which you are protecting and serving India, nobody in the world can compete with that. The bravery that you and your compatriots showed, a message has gone to the world about India’s strength. Your courage is higher than the heights where you are posted today.”
“Your willpower is as firm as the mountains which we can see. Today, I can feel and see with my eyes that when the duty of protection of India is in your hands, the whole country believes in you and they feel relaxed. This inspires the citizens to work day and night for the country,” he said
“The courage which you all and your peers showed has sent across the message across the world about India’s strength. I can see women, soldiers, too. This inspires us more,” the Prime Minister said.
Paying his tributes to the soldiers who were martyred in the Galwan valley clash, Mr. Modi said, “The bravery of 14 Corps will be talked about everywhere. Tales of your bravery and valour are echoing in every house in the country. Bharat Mata’s enemies have seen your fire and fury.”
“Those who are weak can never initiate peace, bravery is a pre-requisite for peace. Whether World Wars or peace, whenever the need arises, the world has seen the victory of our braves and their efforts towards peace. We have worked for the betterment of humanity,” he said.
Mr. Modi said, “We are the same people who pray to the flute playing Lord Krishna but we are also the same people who idolise and follow the same Lord Krishna who carries the ‘Sudarshana Chakra'”
The Prime Minister contrasted vistaarvaad (Expansionism) with vikasvaad (Developmental growth), in an unmentioned but direct assessment of China, and slammed powers that tried to use expansionism.
Mr. Modi, accompanied by Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Army Chief M.M. Naravane, reached Leh around 9.30 am, sources said. He visited one of the forward locations in Nimu where he interacted with personnel of the Army, Air Force and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
The Prime Minister was also briefed by senior Army officers. Located at 11,000 feet, Nimu is among the toughest terrains, on the banks of river Indus and surrounded by the Zanskar range.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister has called a meet of core ministers back in Delhi. Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and other PMO officials will attend the meeting, sources said.
The Prime Minister’s visit, which comes as an almost unforeseeable development, assumes massive significance on account of India being engaged in multifaceted tensions with China, leading the world in this regard as anti-China sentiment grows.

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Trump offers to mediate between India and China

The Gulf Indians — Thu, 28 May 2020 07:54:40 +0000

Web desk 28/05/2020
US President Donald Trump has offered to mediate on the border standoff between India and China, saying he was “ready, willing and able to mediate” between the two Asian neighbours, a statement that could irk Beijing more than New Delhi.
The offer came shortly after Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a press conference in Beijing that the situation on the China-India border was “generally stable and controllable.” The sides were communicating through both their front-line military units and their respective embassies to “properly resolve relevant issues through dialogue and consultation,” Zhao said.
China is committed to abiding by agreements signed by the sides and to “maintaining peace and stability in the border area between China and India”, he said.
China’s ambassador to India, Sun Weidong, made a pitch for putting ties back on an even keel. Without referring to the border standoff, Sun told a webinar that the two sides “pose no threat to each other” and should “never let the differences shadow the overall… bilateral cooperation”. At the same time, he added, they should seek “understanding through communication and constantly resolve differences”.
India has already made it clear that it won’t allow any unilateral alteration of the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) even as it works towards a peaceful resolution of the worst stand-off since the 73-day face-off between border troops at Doklam in 2017.

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