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New Delhi, July 2: Wide-ranging talks were held between Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi and Bhutan's military chief Lt Gen Batoo Tshering on Tuesday. Talks were held on ways to shore up bilateral defence cooperation against the backdrop of China's military assertiveness in the region. Gen Dwivedi began his four-day trip to Bhutan on Monday. The Chief of Army Staff held discussions with Lt Gen Tshering, the Chief Operations Officer of the Royal Bhutan Army, to further strengthen military bonds and deepen strategic defence cooperation, according to the Indian Army. Gen Dwivedi's visit to Bhutan came amid the evolving regional security scenario and over seven weeks after India's Operation Sindoor targeting terror bases in Pakistani territories. He will also interact with senior officials of the Indian Military Training Team (IM-TRAT) in Bhutan. The IM-TRAT has been playing a crucial role in strengthening the military capabilities of the Royal Bhutan Army. It is understood that the overall situation in the Doklam plateau as well as Chinese activities in the region figured in the talks between Gen Dwivedi and Lt Gen Tshering. The strategic ties between India and Bhutan witnessed an upward trajectory in the last few years in the backdrop of a 73-day face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in Doklam trijunction in 2017. The Doklam plateau is considered an important area for India's strategic interest. The standoff at the Doklam trijunction in 2017 began after China tried to extend a road in an area that Bhutan claimed belonged to it. India had strongly opposed the construction as it would have impacted its overall security interests. The India-China stand-off in the Doklam plateau even triggered fears of larger conflict between the two neighbours. Bhutan had said the area belonged to it and India supported the Bhutanese claim. The face-off was resolved following several rounds of talks. Bhutan shares an over 400-km-long border with China and the two countries have held a series of boundary talks in a bid to resolve the dispute. China and Bhutan are looking at an expeditious resolution of their festering boundary row that could have implications for India's security interests. In late 2023, Bhutan's then Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing. A Chinese readout on the talks said Bhutan firmly abides by the 'One China' principle and stands ready to work with China for an early settlement of the boundary issue.
New Delhi: General Upendra Dwivedi is now on a four-day trip to Bhutan to further enhance already close bilateral military ties - which comes at a time that China continues to strengthen its military infrastructure in the Doklam plateau that saw a 73-day face-off between the Indian and Chinese armies in 2017.The Army chief will call on Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and hold wide-ranging talks with Lt General Batoo Tshering, the chief operations officer of the Royal Bhutan Army. "The visit reflects the deep-rooted and time-tested ties between India and Bhutan and reaffirms India ...Read More >
New Delhi: It was not a policy shift or a cabinet decision. It came out of nowhere - an offhand remark by former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto that Pakistan could extradite Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar to India as a "goodwill gesture". No roadmap. No preparation. Just a sentence. But it triggered a flurry of speculation. Some called it bold. Others dismissed it as noise. For Islamabad, it was awkward. For New Delhi, it was familiar - a promise that means nothing in practice. Bhutto's comment might have briefly lit up newsrooms, but behind the spectacle lies a hard truth. Pakistan does not n ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has stated that it was difficult to define the extent of Chinese government support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor in terms of sharing of stalemate imagery and intelligence support. Speaking at an event in Delhi on Tuesday, the CDS also stated that there was no unusual activity on the northern borders during the Operation Sindoor conflict with Pakistan on the country's western front. Also Read | Himachal Pradesh Shocker: Man Arrested for Raping 65-Year-Old Grandmother in Rohru. "The first fact is that there w ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday said the Centre must agree to a discussion on India-China relations in Parliament so that a consensus can be built for a collective response to the geopolitical and economic challenges that the neighbouring country poses to India, directly and through Pakistan. Congress general secretary, communications, Jairam Ramesh said Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development and Sustenance) Lieutenant General Rahul R Singh has publicly confirmed what has been talked about ever since Operation Sindoor was halted abruptly at the intervention of US President Donal ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Indian Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi has commended Major Rohit Bachwala for demonstrating exceptional professional acumen and selfless commitment beyond the call of duty. Army Medical Officer, Major Bachwala, had helped a woman in advanced labour deliver a baby at Jhansi Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh. On July 5 2025, while proceeding on leave from Military Hospital, Jhansi, to his hometown, Hyderabad, Major Rohit Bachwala was involved in a critical medical intervention that exemplified the highest standards of military service. At Jhansi Railway Station, ...Read More >
A top Army officer has raised significant concerns in his review of women Commanding Officers (COs), flagging "ego issues", "frequent complaints", and "lack of empathy". The feedback letter was written by Lieutenant General Rajeev Puri, the outgoing Corps Commander of the 17 Corps, to the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command. The letter, dated October 1, 2024, provides an analysis of challenges observed in units led by women COs within the 17 Corps over the past year. The letter has sparked discussions within the military and among defence analysts about the Army's effor ...Read More >
New Delhi: Three Indian citizens vanished mysteriously in Tehran. Darkness closed in as hope seemed lost. A ruthless Pakistani gang with potential links to ISI snatched them away, casting a shadow of fear. But relentless Indian diplomats refused to back down. Against all odds, a daring rescue mission ignited. Now, the captives are free, and a chilling game of espionage comes to light. The Punjab-based trio - Amritpal Singh from Hoshiarpur, Jaspal Singh from SBS Nagar and Hushnapreet Singh from Sangrur - had landed in Iran on May 1. Promised a clandestine route to Australia via Dubai and Tehra ...Read More >
Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has refuted US President Donald Trump's assertion of using trade as leverage to negotiate a ceasefire between India and Pakistan during a military showdown in May. Trump has repeatedly said that the US mediated between the South Asian neighbors when they were involved in a 4-day confrontation and offered more trade with both countries if they ceased hostilities. "I think the trade people are doing what the trade people should be doing, which is negotiate wi ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Indian Army has confirmed that the country had to confront three adversaries during the Operation Sindoor, which was launched to eliminate terrorists behind the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Rahul R Singh here on Friday said that besides Pakistan, India was dealing with China and Turkiye during the military operation. China used Pakistan to cause pain to India and it was providing all possible support to its all-weather ally during the four-day conflict between the Indian and Pakistani militaries in May, he said ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher said he is "overwhelmed and overjoyed" after being praised for his upcoming directorial "Tanvi The Great" received from Lieutenant General K. M. Seth after a special screening for army officers and their families in Pune. Anupam took to Instagram, where he shared a video of Lieutenant General K. M. Seth heaping praise on the upcoming movie, based on a 21-year-old woman on the autism spectrum. In the video, the Lieutenant General is asked by Anupam as to what he had to say about the film. To which, the official replied: "Tanv ...Read More >
Imphal, July 10: Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Thursday highlighted the state's legacy as a powerhouse of sports and emphasised the importance of youth engagement through such tournaments. The Governor, while addressing the trophy showcase Ceremony of the 134th Edition Durand Cup 2025 held at City Convention Centre in Imphal, commended the Indian Army's consistent role in promoting sports and national integration. He expressed confidence that the Durand Cup would inspire a new generation of young athletes in the region. Bhalla, former Union Home Secretary, further stated that hosting ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jul 12 (PTI) Women-led development is key to overcoming challenges like terrorism and drug addiction, and building a peaceful and prosperous Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Saturday. Sinha attended the valedictory function of the women's vocational training course at the Army Goodwill School in Balapur in south Kashmir's Shopian. Also Read | Trump Announces 30% Tariffs on EU Goods from August 1. He felicitated the women trainees who completed their vocational training and life enhancement skill courses at the school and five other Entrepreneurship and Li ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India pushed for a permanent solution of border demarcation with China and underlined the need to solve complex issues through a structured roadmap of engagement and de-escalation, during talks between defence minister Rajnath Singh and his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun on Thursday. Singh "stressed on border management and to have a permanent solution of border demarcation by rejuvenating the established mechanism on the issue," the defence ministry said on Friday, a day after two ministers held talks at Qingdao in China on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisat ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: General Upendra Dwivedi is now on a four-day trip to Bhutan to further enhance the already close bilateral military ties, which come at a time when China continues to strengthen its military infrastructure in the Doklam plateau that saw a 73-day face-off between the Indian and Chinese armies in 2017.The Army chief will call on Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and hold wide-ranging talks with Lt General Batoo Tshering, the chief operations officer of the Royal Bhutan Army, during the visit.Gen. Dwivedi will also interact with senior officials of the Indian embassy, the I ...Read More >
Kerala- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that "Operation Sindoor" is another example of the government's decisive cross-border counter-terrorism action, adding it to the list of bold military responses following the Uri and Pulwama attacks. Addressing a public meeting in Kerala, Shah recalled the government's response to major terror incidents in the recent past. "We responded to the Uri attack with a surgical strike and to the Pulwama attack with air strikes," he said, referring to the 2016 and 2019 attacks, respectively. He cited Operation Sindoor as a fresh example of India' ...Read More >
Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi stated that the army has shifted Jammu and Kashmir's focus from "terrorism to tourism" while working towards 'Viksit Bharat 2047.' He emphasized the army's contribution to national security, development, and disaster relief, highlighting its role in achieving a "Progressive" and "Peaceful" India.Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Upendra Dwivedi said that while moving towards the goal of 'Viksit Bharat 2047,' the army has been able to transform the idea of Jammu and Kashmir from "terrorism to tourism." While addressing an event at Savitribai Phule Pu ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): A multi-agency mega mock exercise was conducted at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station in Delhi during the intervening night of June 27 and 28, from 01:05 AM to 04:25 AM, to assess the preparedness and coordinated response of various agencies in the event of a major contingency. The drill imitated multiple high-risk scenarios, including a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) attack, a terrorist strike, a hostage situation, and an IED blast. The primary objective of the drill was to evaluate the real-time coordination, crisis response, and operational r ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI) The BJP on Friday hit out at the Congress, alleging that the party has time and again taken positions that benefit China instead of India. This came after the Congress earlier said the Narendra Modi government must agree to a discussion on India-China relations in Parliament so that a consensus can be built for a collective response to the geopolitical and economic challenges that the neighbouring country poses to India, directly and through Pakistan. Also Read | Marathi Slapgate Row: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis Says Resorting to Violence Over Marathi Unacceptable ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong on Wednesday said that China is ready to work with India and put into action the understandings between Indian and Chinese leaders. The comments come ahead of the 23rd meeting of the Special Representatives between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and China Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing. In a post on X, Ambassador Xu Feihong, "China is ready to work with India to implement the important common understandings between the leaders of China and India, respect each other's core interests and major concerns, str ...Read More >
Pakistan's former Foreign Minister and Chairman of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, recently faced public embarrassment at a United Nations press briefing after he was fact-checked by a reporter for making unsubstantial claims that Muslims were being 'demonised' in India. Bilawal Bhutto, part of Islamabad's diplomatic team at the UN, made the remarks during a press conference to clarify Pakistan's stance on Kashmir. Pahalgam attack was politicised to demonise Indian Mus ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): BJP MP Gulam Ali Khatana, who was part of the all-party parliamentary delegation to Europe, said that during their recently conclued visit they successfully communicated India's development story and its resolute stand against terrorism, particularly emanating from Pakistan. Highlighting the delegation's key discussions during the tour, Khatana told ANI, 'We discussed how we dismantled the terrorism factory in Pakistan by responding... We also talked about tourism infrastructure, G20 Summit, and projects like the six-lane roads, bridges, solar initiatives, our ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India has asked China to constructively work towards a "permanent solution" to the border issue under a structured roadmap to bridge trust deficit, de-escalate tensions and rejuvenate the existing mechanism to demarcate it, even as their armies continue to be forward deployed against each other along the frontier for the last five years.Defence minister Rajnath Singh also told his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Dong Jun, on the sidelines of the SCO conclave Thursday that Beijing should understand and respect India's "principled approach" to defend itself against cross-border terror sp ...Read More >
Rajouri/Jammu, Jun 30 (PTI) A Pakistani national arrested along the Line of Control (LoC) near Jammu and Kashmir's border districts of Poonch and Rajouri while attempting to infiltrate into India is a terrorist guide, officials said on Monday. Mohammed Arif was leading a group of four Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists into the Indian side when he was overpowered and arrested by alert Army troops on Sunday afternoon. The terrorists with him jumped from a steep cliff and returned to the Pakistani side with injuries, the officials said. Arif, a resident of Datote village in Pakistan-occupied Ka ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Retired Major General GD Bakshi on Friday emphasised the need for strategic preparedness amid regional threats, particularly from China after Indian Army's recent comments on Operation Sindoor. The operation highlighted the changing nature of warfare and the necessity of technological readiness. 'China is testing their weapons for free against advanced weapons; hence, we need to be prepared well,' said Bakshi. This comes after Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Capability Development and Sustenance), Lieutenant General Rahul R Singh's statement that China share ...Read More >
ISLAMABAD: Indian Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Rahul R Singh Friday claimed China used the four-day Pakistan-India conflict in May like a "live lab" to test various weapon systems and was providing all possible support to Islamabad in line with its ancient military strategy of killing the adversary with a "borrowed knife". The senior Indian military officer claimed while Pakistan was the "front face", with China extending all possible support to its all-weather ally, Turkiye was also playing a major role by supplying military hardware to Islamabad, adding that India was actually dealing w ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a social media post on Monday, BJP parliamentarian Nishikant Dubey claimed that former prime minister Indira Gandhi mounted an attack, Operation Blue Star, on Sri Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar in 1984 in collusion with Britain, when officials of the British Army were present in the city. "In 1984, Indira Gandhi launched an attack on the Golden Temple in collaboration with Britain, with British army officers present in Amritsar at that time," Dubey wrote on X. Taking a dig at Congress, he claimed the Grand Old Party treated the Sikh community merely as a toy. "(The then home minis ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Army doctor Major Rohit Bachwala, who helped a woman deliver a baby at the Jhansi railway station after she went into a sudden labour, has got the Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card for displaying utmost professional acumen along with courage, calmness and selfless commitment at a busy public place. The Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADGPI), Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence, on Monday shared details of the selfless act of Major Bachwala who was leaving for his hometown (Hyderabad) from Military Hospital, Jhansi. Despit ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan has warned about the possible "convergence of interests" between China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, suggesting that it could lead to significant challenges for India's internal stability. Addressing a session at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi, General Chauhan said, "There is a possible convergence of interest we can talk about between China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh that may have implications for India's stability and security dynamics." His remarks came amidst diplomatic strains between India and Bangladesh, f ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 12 (UNI) Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said that empowering women socially and economically was key to overcoming challenges such as terrorism, drug abuse, and other social ills, and to building a peaceful and prosperous J&K. He was speaking at the valedictory function of Women vocational training course at Army Goodwill School Balapur, Shopian. The Lieutenant Governor felicitated the women trainees who have completed their Vocational Training and Life Enhancement Skills Courses at Army Goodwill School Shopian, and five other Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Enhancement ...Read More >
Belagavi (Karnataka), Dec 26 (VOICE) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Thursday, paid his final respects to the mortal remains of the soldiers in Belagavi who died in an accident in Jammu and Kashmir. At the War Memorial in Belagavi, the CM offered floral tributes to the mortal remains of Subedar Dayanand Tirukannavar and Mahesh Marigond. Speaking to the media afterwards, the Chief Minister said, "The lives and careers of soldiers are of the highest honour. It is deeply saddening that soldiers from our state have been martyred in an accident. I pray for the peace of the souls of the f ...Read More >