Confidence Building Measures

Terrorism poses the "gravest threat" to the people in Asia and terrorists and their victims must never be equated, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in Dushabe on Saturday.

Chinese Consul General to Kolkata Zha Liyou on Sunday said that confidence building measures between five eastern Indian states, including West Bengal, and Chinese provinces was one of his topmost priorities.

India and China on Thursday held a meeting of a key border mechanism to discuss ways to "effectively manage" border areas as well as confidence building measures (CBMs) to enhance mutual trust.

In a statement, issued after the 11th round of the "Working Mechanism on Consultation & Coordination for India-China Border Affairs" (WMCC), the External Affairs Ministry also said various confidence building measures aimed at further enhancing the level of mutual trust and understanding among border personnel were discussed.

India and China on Thursday held their 11th round of talks on border affairs during the course of which they explored various confidence building measures.

After a delay of seven years, the centre has finally decided to install full-body truck scanners at cross-LoC trading points in Jammu and Kashmir, which are expected to become operational by end of this year. The Union Home Ministry's move comes a day after the security forces recovered arms and ammunition hidden in a corner of a truck, plying betw...

Amid strain in ties with Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him de-escalate tension along the border besides reach out to the people of the state with "tangible" confidence building measures to address their political, economic and developmental concerns.

Congress today hit out at PDP, calling the delay in government formation in Jammu and Kashmir an attempt by the party to "test waters" in the Valley, and asked party chief Mehbooba Mufti to clarify what "new" confidence building measures (CBM) have been agreed upon between PDP and BJP.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday said it is awaiting New Delhi's reponse over its demand for CBMs (Confidence Building Measures) to be taken by the BJP government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for paving way for early government formation.

China today said it will continue to strengthen defence cooperation with India as the two nations' armies kicked off the fifth round of annual anti-terror military drills in the Chinese city of Kunming aimed at enhancing mutual understanding, communication and cooperation.

Instances of transgression by China into the Indian territory have reduced in the last one year owing to confidence building measures between the two sides, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today.

Promising equitable development of the three regions of Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress today released its manifesto in Jammu which proposed two empowered regional councils, decentralisation, more cross-LoC Confidence Building Measures and review of cases of detainees not involved in grave offences.

Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh leaves for China late tonight as part of the new emphasis on increased military-to-military contact between the armed forces of the two countries. An Indian Army Chief is visiting China after nine years.

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, who is currently on a two-day visit to Srinagar, today said that violations along the Line of Control or LoC must stop and that in itself was a 'Confidence Building Measure'.

Nearly three weeks after Jammu and Kashmir witnessed one of its worst communal clashes in Kishtwar, the state government today told the Supreme Court that immediate steps had been taken to build confidence between the two communities.

Terrorism poses the "gravest threat" to the people in Asia and terrorists and their victims must never be equated, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in Dushabe on Saturday.

Chinese Consul General to Kolkata Zha Liyou on Sunday said that confidence building measures between five eastern Indian states, including West Bengal, and Chinese provinces was one of his topmost priorities.

India and China on Thursday held a meeting of a key border mechanism to discuss ways to "effectively manage" border areas as well as confidence building measures (CBMs) to enhance mutual trust.

In a statement, issued after the 11th round of the "Working Mechanism on Consultation & Coordination for India-China Border Affairs" (WMCC), the External Affairs Ministry also said various confidence building measures aimed at further enhancing the level of mutual trust and understanding among border personnel were discussed.

India and China on Thursday held their 11th round of talks on border affairs during the course of which they explored various confidence building measures.

After a delay of seven years, the centre has finally decided to install full-body truck scanners at cross-LoC trading points in Jammu and Kashmir, which are expected to become operational by end of this year. The Union Home Ministry's move comes a day after the security forces recovered arms and ammunition hidden in a corner of a truck, plying betw...

Amid strain in ties with Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him de-escalate tension along the border besides reach out to the people of the state with "tangible" confidence building measures to address their political, economic and developmental concerns.

Congress today hit out at PDP, calling the delay in government formation in Jammu and Kashmir an attempt by the party to "test waters" in the Valley, and asked party chief Mehbooba Mufti to clarify what "new" confidence building measures (CBM) have been agreed upon between PDP and BJP.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday said it is awaiting New Delhi's reponse over its demand for CBMs (Confidence Building Measures) to be taken by the BJP government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for paving way for early government formation.

China today said it will continue to strengthen defence cooperation with India as the two nations' armies kicked off the fifth round of annual anti-terror military drills in the Chinese city of Kunming aimed at enhancing mutual understanding, communication and cooperation.

Instances of transgression by China into the Indian territory have reduced in the last one year owing to confidence building measures between the two sides, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today.

Promising equitable development of the three regions of Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress today released its manifesto in Jammu which proposed two empowered regional councils, decentralisation, more cross-LoC Confidence Building Measures and review of cases of detainees not involved in grave offences.

Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh leaves for China late tonight as part of the new emphasis on increased military-to-military contact between the armed forces of the two countries. An Indian Army Chief is visiting China after nine years.

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, who is currently on a two-day visit to Srinagar, today said that violations along the Line of Control or LoC must stop and that in itself was a 'Confidence Building Measure'.

Nearly three weeks after Jammu and Kashmir witnessed one of its worst communal clashes in Kishtwar, the state government today told the Supreme Court that immediate steps had been taken to build confidence between the two communities.