China wants India to put behind the 1962 war as an "unfortunate" thing of the past and that the two countries should strengthen their military ties including formalising a border management pact under which their troops will not fire at each other. The Chinese assessment was conveyed to the Indian Defence ministry team which visited Beijing on January 14 and 15 for the third round of the Annual Defence Dialogue...
03:58 AM, Feb 02, 2013
Top defence officials from China and India met in Beijing on Monday and held talks on strengthening military ties. Xu Qiliang, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, met India's Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma, Xinhua reported. ...
01:38 AM, Jan 15, 2013
Resumption of military exercises between the armies of India and China will be high on agenda during the annual defence dialogue starting between the two countries in Beijing on Monday. Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma is heading a tri-services delegation to China for two-day talks as part of the 5th Annual Defence Dialogue between the two sides, Ministry officials said here. ...
03:28 PM, Jan 13, 2013
Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma will lead a delegation to China next month to discuss the resumption of military exercises between the armed forces of the two countries. The Defenece Secretary will head a tri-services delegation to China on January 14-15 as part of the 5th Annual Defence Dialogue between the two sides, Ministry officials said here today. ...
02:39 PM, Dec 28, 2012
New Delhi: The Defence Secretary met Army Chief Gen VK Singh on Wednesday the and is believed to have expressed the government's displeasure at the leak of official communication on the matter related to his age controversy. During the meeting, Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma reportedly expressed unhappiness over the "unhealthy precedent" set by the head of the force by going to court. The meeting came against the backdrop of unhappiness...
07:27 AM, Jan 19, 2012
New Delhi: For a force that prides itself in being apolitical the Army Chiefs age row is now a full-fledged political battle. The BJP on Tuesday attacked the government for its 'failure' in handling the age matter of Army Chief Gen VK Singh, who has dragged the government to the Supreme Court on the issue. "It's unfortunate the case has gone to SC. Its government failure. If the government had...
09:15 PM, Jan 17, 2012
New Delhi: With Army Chief VK Singh dragging the government to Supreme Court over his age issue, Defence Minister AK Antony on Tuesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the matter. It was not clear as to what exactly transpired at the meeting, sources said. The meeting came a day after General Singh filed a writ petition in the apex court challenging the Defence Ministry's rejection of his contention...
05:30 PM, Jan 17, 2012
