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As one of Himalaya’s oldest pilgrimage traditions opens for another season, Nepal is asking why India and China are using a route it claims as its own

The civilisation POTUS warned about didn’t die on Wednesday. But something else took a serious blow: credibility of US military power as an instrument of policy

Biju Patnaik questioned non-alignment when it mattered most and pushed India towards strategic pragmatism. Decades later, the ‘Biju Way’ remains embedded in how India deals with China.

India and China border trade via Lipulekh Pass will resume in June after a six-year hiatus, following a COVID-19 suspension. This reopening, despite ongoing territorial disputes with Nepal, is expected to boost local trade significantly. Improved road connectivity promises reduced travel times and costs for traders and pilgrims.

The Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) held its 17th meeting on Friday where the special representatives of the two countries agreed that early and complete disengagement of the troops along the LAC and de-escalation from India-China border areas was essential for the smooth overall development of bilateral relations.

Promoting human settlements towards the Indian side of the border will help reinforce India's claim to the area in any subsequent border settlement negotiations.

Salman Khan retitled his war drama from 'Battle of Galwan' to 'Maatrubhumi (Motherland): May War Rest In Peace', stunning fans. Director Apoorva Lakhia tells Hindustan Times it wasn't sudden—they had two titles. The film, starring Chitrangda Singh, highlights soldiers' humanity amid 2020 India-China clash controversy.

Government has sanctioned Rs 1,260 crore to fortify and upgrade jawans' facilities in far-flung ITBP posts located along the India-China border.

Over the past four decades, no shots were fired along the LAC between India and China. Both sides are now locked in a standoff, which started in May following Beijing's attempts to change status quo at the LAC

Two Army personnel, Naib Subedar Kulwant Singh and Naik Pradeep Kumar Sharma, lost their lives when their vehicle plunged into a ditch in Arunachal Pradesh's Upper Subansiri district on March 7. The accident occurred near Reddi village while en route to Taksing for operational duty. The driver sustained minor injuries and is recovering.

The Border Road Organisation has started working round the clock to complete the work on all roads connecting Leh and clean the patches which have seen landslides or were blocked otherwise amid a tense stand-off with China. The work will help facilitate the armed forces who have to move heavy machines and other weaponry to required locations.

India has made it clear to China that agreeing on a mutually acceptable Line of Actual Control is the only solution to the problem of border transgressions. The Masood Azhar issue also came up during defence minister Manohar Parrikar's talks with his Chinese counterpart.

At least 20 political parties are likely to attend the all-party meeting, called by PM Modi to discuss the situation at the border areas with China that is scheduled to be held on Friday at 5 pm, sources said. Rajnath Singh had on Thursday personally invited all leaders on behalf of the PM, said sources. AAP and RJD are not invited because they are not national parties.

The government is considering a proposal to build 37 more roads with a cumulative length of 875 km along the India-China border. This Rs 13,000 crore work has been proposed under the India-China Border Roads (ICBR) programme. Nearly 70% of these roads under ICBR-III would be built in Arunachal Pradesh, as per the proposal.

The Doklam standoff has been blown out of proportion but it is important to not change the "status quo" at sensitive points on the India-China border, Indian ambassador to China Gautam Bambawale said.

India and China on Saturday agreed that the tranquility on the boundary was an "important guarantor" of growth in ties and pledged for early conclusion of negotiations on a pact aimed at avoiding flare-ups on the border.

India and China discussed the recent LAC standoff at Chumar in Ladakh in the two-day Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) meeting which began on Thursday.