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Chinese village ‘in Arunachal Pradesh’ creates sensation
Amid reports of China constructing a village in Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh, BJP MP from the frontier state Tapir Gao has said that the Chinese have been occupying the area in question since 1962. Speaking exclusively to Northeast Live Editor-in-Chief Wasbir Hussain, Tapir Gao further said India should push to make the McMahon line […]
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Chinese soldier captured in eastern Ladakh
A Chinese soldier was apprehended by Indian troops from an area south of the Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh in the early hours of January 8, official sources said on Saturday. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier had transgressed into the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control and was taken into custody by […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
No meaningful outcome of talks with China on LAC standoff, status quo remains: Rajnath Singh
Union Defence Minister on Wednesday said that no “meaningful solution” has come out of diplomatic and military level talks with China to resolve the standoff on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh and there is “status quo”. In an exclusive interview with ANI Editor Smita Prakash, the Defence Minister said that if […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Alertness levels very high, China can’t surprise us, says ITBP on LAC in Tawang sector
Having already given a bloody nose to the People’s Liberation Army troops in Eastern Ladakh during face-offs in the ongoing conflict, the ITBP in the sensitive Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh says its men were on a high readiness mode on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and the Chinese won’t be able to spring any surprises […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Arunachal CM Pema Khandu slams China’s move to construct dam on Brahmaputra
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday accused China of encroaching on the right to water usage of the people downstream of the Brahmaputra by giving a go-ahead to the construction of a major dam just 40 km upstream from the Indian side. Khandu said while the Centre has been apprised of the matter, […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Mount Everest is now 8,848.86 metres tall: Here’s how the tallest peak got 3 feet higher
Nepal and China on Tuesday jointly announced that the revised height of the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, is 8,848.86 metres, about 86 centimetres higher than the previous measurement done by India in 1954. The announcement was made via a joint video conference by Nepalese and Chinese officials based in Kathmandu and Beijing respectively. The […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Winters force Chinese to rotate troops on the front line daily, Indians staying longer
It appears the Chinese soldiers are not being able to withstand the harsh winters of the eastern Ladakh sector as they are being rotated on a daily basis at the forward positions, whereas Indian troops are staying for longer periods at the same locations. “Our troops deployed at the forward posts along the Line of […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
United States recognises Arunachal Pradesh as Indian Territory
The United States on Thursday said that it recognises Arunachal Pradesh as part of the Indian territory and strongly oppose China’s assertion on the territory. “For nearly six decades, United States has recognized Arunachal Pradesh is Indian territory. We strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims by incursions, by military or civilian incursions […]
4 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
China hands over 5 Arunachal youths 10 days after they went missing
The five youths who went missing from Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri district last week were returned to Indian authorities by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Saturday, the Indian Army confirmed. The individuals were handed over to the Indian side at Kibitu in Anjaw district after completing all formalities. As per COVID-19 protocol, they have been sent to quarantine for 14-days and will thereafter be handed over […]
4 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
China’s PLA confirms 5 missing youths from Arunachal found by their side: Kiren Rijiju
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that the China’s People’s Liberation Army has confirmed that five youths who went missing from Arunachal Pradesh last week have been found by their side. The process of handing over the youths to India is being worked out, the Union minister said. “China’s […]
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