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Around 120 Indian soldiers, almost an entire company, was trapped and encircled by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and followed by savage and deceptive attacks, many to a point of mutilation, on Monday night, informed military sources said
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Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, in a phone conversation with his Chinese counterpart on Wednesday, asked China to "reassess its actions and take corrective steps" in view of the "unprecedented" violence along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh
US for peaceful resolution of India-China standoff in Ladakh
The US says it supports peaceful resolution of the stand-off between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh where at least 20 Indian soldiers and an unknown number of Chinese troops have been killed in violent clashes
Day after bloody clash, China claims sovereignty over Galwan Valley
A day after India lost 20 of its soldiers in the bloodiest border skirmish in 45 years with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night, China said that it has always "maintained sovereignty over the Galwan Valley region"
China sends mixed signals to India over border stand-off
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Tibet Autonomous Region gave health materials to Nepal border town
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China tried to unilaterally change status quo in Ladakh, says India
India on Tuesday hit out at China for unilaterally attempting to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, which led to the killings of troops of both the countries in a violent clash on Monday night
Pakistan Senate panel asks govt to show Gwadar port deal with China
Pakistan's Senate panel on finance directed the government on Tuesday to produce Pakistan-China bilateral agreement on Gwadar port after it found the budget proposal to grant up to 40 years tax exemptions to the port city operators “unconstitutional”
'Unspecified number of Chinese troops killed in clashes with India in Ladakh'
An unspecified number of Chinese troops were killed on Monday night in clashes with Indian soldiers along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh where both sides have been locked in a face-off since May
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India should rethink and revise its 'One China' policy and exploit the geographic, ethnic, and economic faultlines within the Asian giant, such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang, former Deputy National Security Adviser of India Arvind Gupta said
Chinese team recommends four drugs to fight COVID-19 in Bangladesh
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China-Sri Lanka Belt and Road: Joint consultation mechanism established
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