LAC

The Indian Government has offered to sell 18 light-combat aircraft (LCA) named "Tejas" to Malaysia, confirmed the defence ministry on August 5. The Ministry also said, after Malaysia, Argentina, Australia, Egypt, the United States, Indonesia, and the Philippines were also interested in the single-engine jet. Notably, the government last year gave a $6 billion contract to state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd for 83 Tejas jets, approved for… read-more

China has built a second enclave or cluster of at least 60 buildings in Arunachal Pradesh, according to new satellite photographs. It is located within India, approximately 6 kilometres from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and the International Boundary, according to reports. "The location matching to the coordinates indicated in your question lies to the north of LAC (Line of Actual Control) in Chinese territory," the Indian Army stated.… read-more

In a major transgression, 200 Chinese soldiers tried to trespass in Arunachal Pradesh but they were stopped by Indian troops close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the state. Reportedly, the incident occurred last week during a routine patrol close to LAC. However, the matter was resolved through the intervention of local commanders. Besides, India asked China to resolve the remaining issues of eastern Ladakh soon. 

After a 15 month-long standoff, both Indian and Chinese troops have disengaged near Gogra Post in Eastern Ladakh, Patrolling Point 17A. This indicates that the PLA troop has returned to the Actual Line of Control. An understanding to call off the standoff at PP17A was reached during the July 31 Corps Commander talks. However, the other friction points at Hot Springs, Depsang Plains, and Demchok remain unresolved.

India and China have agreed to establish a hotline, acknowledging the importance of "timely" communication in border crisis situations. The decision was an outcome of the 75-minute telephonic talk between foreign ministers of both the countries on February 25. The proposed hotline will be an add-on to the military hotline between the Indian Army’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) and China’s Western Theatre Command. Reportedly,… read-more