New Delhi: In the backdrop of the Ladakh incursion and the rising Chinese naval presence in the Indian Ocean, Indian and Chinese army officers will discuss border management and confidence building measures at Nathu La in Sikkim on Wednesday. Indian Army officers will go across to the Chinese side for the talks.
This will be followed by another round of talks on September 15 when Chinese officers will come to India. Nathu La is one of three border posts open for trade. During the meeting, the two sides will discuss the issues between them in the sector, Army officials said.
The meeting is held every year at the Nathu La border post between the two sides on May 15 and September 15 where Brigadier-level officers meet. On May 15, the Indian troops cross over to the other side while on September 15, Chinese troops come to Indian side.
The two sides were recently locked in a stand-off after Chinese troops had intruded into the Depsang valley in Daulat Beg Oldi sector on April 15 and pitched their tents 19 km inside Indian territory there. The two Armies agreed to withdraw from there after hectic diplomatic and military parleys between them. ...
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08:14 AM, May 15, 2013
Mumbai: A month after Indian Coastguard intercepted a suspicious small ship called MSV Yusufi off the Mumbai coast, what initially seemed to be a case of smuggling, is turning into a major puzzle for the investigating agencies. MSV Yusufi triggered panic last month, when intelligence agencies intercepted suspicious chatter of its crew through banned satellite phones. They were told by their Dubai handler to land at the Colaba coast in...
08:41 AM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: After incursions in Ladakh, China has now flexed its muscles in the Indian Ocean. The Indian Navy has expressed concern about increasing presence of Chinese navy's submarines and warships in the region. Defence Minister AK Antony will open the bi-annual Naval Commanders Conference in Delhi on Tuesday. The minister, fresh from flagging off the Navy's first MiG-29K squadron in Goa, is expected to highlight concerns over the increasing...
07:40 AM, May 14, 2013
China's plans of building a nuclear powered aircraft carrier with reactors in existing submarines in the Indian Ocean has raised alarm bells. Is China flexing its muscles in India's strategic space and what should India's response be? ...
10:51 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Scientists claim to have discovered remains of a lost ancient continent between India and Madagascar, found buried under huge masses of lava. The continent fragment known as Mauritia detached about 60 million years ago while Madagascar and India drifted apart, and had been hidden under lava. ...
01:50 PM, Feb 25, 2013
A task force on the changing security dynamics of the Indian Ocean Region and the roles of India and Australia in Indo-Pacific security will be launched in Canberra in March. Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr will officially launch the Australia India Institute's latest task force at Parliament House in Canberra on March 20. ...
12:35 PM, Feb 19, 2013
Gurgaon: The US was on Friday inducted as a dialogue partner in the 20-nation Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) grouping, following hectic back-door diplomacy led by India. The decision to induct the US as the sixth dialogue partner was taken at the Ministerial Meeting of the grouping here. The other five dialogue partners are--China, Japan, the UK, France and Egypt. The induction process came following a request from...
05:10 PM, Nov 02, 2012
New Delhi: Agni-V, India's newest strategic missile, on Thursday took its first successful flight and India joined a select club of nations with such technology. Agni-V's five thousand kilometer range puts all of Asia within reach plus much of the Indian Ocean, parts of Africa and Europe. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, "The successful launch of Agni-V missile is a tribute to the sophistication and the commitment to national causes...
07:19 PM, Apr 19, 2012
The earthquake off northern Indonesia is believed to have triggered a tsunami. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami watch for the Indian Ocean region. The map below shows the times when the tsunami is likely to hit the Indian coast. ...
03:38 PM, Apr 11, 2012
6:40 PM Small waves about half-a-metre high and within normal tide limits had already washed into the Campbell Bay area on the Great Nicobar island, the official said. 6:39 PM Six teams of National Disaster Response Force were also kept in readiness at Chennai and an equal number moved to Hindon airport in the national capital. 6:12 PM Indonesia Disaster Agency says major quakes produced only small tsunami waves because...
03:32 PM, Apr 11, 2012
Moscow: Meteor-1, the Soviet Union's first fully operational weather satellite, will Monday night re-enter the Earth's atmosphere after more than four decades in orbit, the web site of the US Strategic Command said. The Meteor satellite series was developed in the Soviet Union during the sixties. On March 26, 1969, a Vostok rocket launched Meteor-1, the very first version of the Soviet Meteor satellite network, into orbit. The satellite terminated...
11:59 AM, Mar 27, 2012
Democracy is rough road littered with potholes. Either you avoid them and play safe, or you fill them up for a smoother ride in the ...
01:16 PM, Mar 02, 2012
Rome: Criticising the Kerala Police for arresting servicemen acting to protect a cargo ship from pirates. Italian foreign ministry on Monday said that Italian authorities should be allowed to deal with allegations its forces killed two Indian fishermen. The two Italian marines were part of a security detachment assigned to protect the merchant vessel Enrica Lexie from attacks in the Indian Ocean when the incident happened on Wednesday. The marines,...
09:02 PM, Feb 20, 2012
Male: When Mohammed Nasheed became the first democratically elected president of the Maldives, he opened the doors for New Delhi like never before. GMR got the contract to rebuild the international airport, prompting religious extremists calling for Nasheed's head. But more importantly, after trying in vain for three decades, India had finally got a strategic foothold in the Indian Ocean. In an exclusive security arrangement with India, Nasheed allowed Delhi...
07:46 AM, Feb 17, 2012
New Delhi: Monday marks seven years to the Tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean claiming over 2 lakh lives and decimating several places in Indonesia and Andaman and Nicobar Islands in 2004. A number of remembrance ceremonies and related activities are planned around Phuket for the lives lost. The disastrous undersea quake smothered the coasts of 11 Asian and African countries damaging life and property. ...
10:22 AM, Dec 26, 2011
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03:53 PM, Dec 13, 2011
Beijing: In a move that may cause unease in India, China on Monday announced that it will set up its first military base abroad in the Indian Ocean island of Seychelles to "seek supplies and recuperate" facilities for its Navy. The naval fleet may seek supplies or recuperate at appropriate harbours in Seychelles or other countries as needed during escort missions, Chinese Defence Ministry announced on Monday. China has already...
12:29 PM, Dec 12, 2011
Hyderabad: There will be a total lunar eclipse on Saturday which will last for 52 minutes. It will be the longest till 2018, according to the Planetary Society, India. India is the best place to watch the eclipse as it will be visible from various parts of the country in different phases from the beginning till the end. The moon entering the shadow of earth and leaving the shadow will...
11:35 AM, Dec 10, 2011
Male: Extremism and religious fundamentalism are among the common challenges India and Maldives are faced with, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday as the two countries agreed to adopt a multi-pronged approach to deal with these problems. In a rare honour given to a visiting dignitary, Singh addressed the "People's Majlis" (Parliament) in which he said India's security, like that of the host country, was closely linked to what...
01:58 PM, Nov 12, 2011
Beijing: China on Saturday announced plans to expand its seabed mineral explorations in the Indian Ocean after an international authority approved its bid to mine for polymetallic sulphide ore, much to the surprise of India. Beijing has already got approval to explore in a 10,000 sq km seabed area in southwest Indian Ocean for the ore and now it plans to invest more to expand the "depth and scope of...
04:51 PM, Sep 17, 2011
