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Sikkim MP Wants LAC To Be Called "Tibet Border", Not Indo-China
Rajya Sabha member from Sikkim Dorjee Tshering Lepcha has urged the central government to change the official nomenclature of how to refer to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
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13,000 More Troops Cleared For Nepal, Bhutan Borders, Tri-Junction Area
The government has sanctioned a dozen fresh battalions of the Sashastra Seema Bal or SSB, comprising over 13,000 personnel for the force that guards the Nepal and Bhutan borders, to "fortify" defences along these fronts including the tri-junction area in Sikkim that adjoins Bhutan and Tibet, news agency PTI reported quoting officials said.
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China Asks India To Abide By 'Historic' Border Treaty, 'Face The Facts'
Referring to the 1890 UK-China treaty, China today claimed it demarcated the Sikkim sector of the Sino-Indian border as it urged New Delhi to abide by its provisions, a day after Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made her maiden visit to the Nathu La post.
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How To Read China's Rhetoric And Military Drills Amid Sikkim Standoff
For all China's belligerent talk on the standoff at the border in Sikkim, its army has not mobilised any additional forces or equipment over the last month, which has seen nearly 300 soldiers from China and India standing 150 metres apart, though with guns pointing down to indicate a lack of intent in escalating hostilities.
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China Buried Nuclear Weapons In Pak To Target India: Mulayam Singh Yadav In Parliament
Samajwadi Party leader and former Defence Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today claimed that China was ready to attack India in collaboration with Pakistan and asked the government to reverse its stand on the Tibet issue and support its independence.
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Amid Sikkim Stand-Off, Chinese Army Shows Off 11-Hour Drill, See Video
Amid a protracted stand-off with India at the border in Sikkim, China's army has conducted new drills in Tibet that included targeting enemy aircraft and tanks.
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China Alleges Indian Troops Crossed Border, Blocks Mansarovar Pilgrims: 10 Points
China today said it has blocked the entry of Indian pilgrims traveling to Kailash-Mansarovar in Tibet from the Nathu La pass, alleging that Indian troops have crossed the Sikkim border into Chinese territory and demanding their immediate withdrawal. A Chinese government spokesperson said diplomatic protests have been lodged with India both in New D...
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Only 20 Per Cent of India-China Strategic Border Roads Ready Till Now
Out of over 3000 kilometres of roads to be built along the India-China border to allow faster movement of troops and better connectivity, only 600 kilometres have been built till date.
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China Inaugurates New Tibet Rail Link Close to Sikkim
China today inaugurated its second railway line in Tibet, built at a cost of USD 2.16 billion, close to Indian border in Sikkim, enhancing mobility of its military in the remote and strategic Himalayan region.
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Sikkim MP Wants LAC To Be Called "Tibet Border", Not Indo-China
Rajya Sabha member from Sikkim Dorjee Tshering Lepcha has urged the central government to change the official nomenclature of how to refer to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
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13,000 More Troops Cleared For Nepal, Bhutan Borders, Tri-Junction Area
The government has sanctioned a dozen fresh battalions of the Sashastra Seema Bal or SSB, comprising over 13,000 personnel for the force that guards the Nepal and Bhutan borders, to "fortify" defences along these fronts including the tri-junction area in Sikkim that adjoins Bhutan and Tibet, news agency PTI reported quoting officials said.
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China Asks India To Abide By 'Historic' Border Treaty, 'Face The Facts'
Referring to the 1890 UK-China treaty, China today claimed it demarcated the Sikkim sector of the Sino-Indian border as it urged New Delhi to abide by its provisions, a day after Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made her maiden visit to the Nathu La post.
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How To Read China's Rhetoric And Military Drills Amid Sikkim Standoff
For all China's belligerent talk on the standoff at the border in Sikkim, its army has not mobilised any additional forces or equipment over the last month, which has seen nearly 300 soldiers from China and India standing 150 metres apart, though with guns pointing down to indicate a lack of intent in escalating hostilities.
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China Buried Nuclear Weapons In Pak To Target India: Mulayam Singh Yadav In Parliament
Samajwadi Party leader and former Defence Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today claimed that China was ready to attack India in collaboration with Pakistan and asked the government to reverse its stand on the Tibet issue and support its independence.
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Amid Sikkim Stand-Off, Chinese Army Shows Off 11-Hour Drill, See Video
Amid a protracted stand-off with India at the border in Sikkim, China's army has conducted new drills in Tibet that included targeting enemy aircraft and tanks.
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China Alleges Indian Troops Crossed Border, Blocks Mansarovar Pilgrims: 10 Points
China today said it has blocked the entry of Indian pilgrims traveling to Kailash-Mansarovar in Tibet from the Nathu La pass, alleging that Indian troops have crossed the Sikkim border into Chinese territory and demanding their immediate withdrawal. A Chinese government spokesperson said diplomatic protests have been lodged with India both in New D...
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Only 20 Per Cent of India-China Strategic Border Roads Ready Till Now
Out of over 3000 kilometres of roads to be built along the India-China border to allow faster movement of troops and better connectivity, only 600 kilometres have been built till date.
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China Inaugurates New Tibet Rail Link Close to Sikkim
China today inaugurated its second railway line in Tibet, built at a cost of USD 2.16 billion, close to Indian border in Sikkim, enhancing mobility of its military in the remote and strategic Himalayan region.
