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tenSion at Border

Gen Bipin Rawat holds talks with

top Us generals as China plays

hard ball with India

Tensions at the India-China border in eastern Ladakh continues to exist even a year

after the Galwan clash in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed

our Bureau

Washington, DC/New Delhi

hief of Defense Staff
General Bipin Rawat
Con Thursday met the US
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff General Mark A Milley
here and both discussed a range
of issues, including ways to en-
sure regional security. The top
officials agreed to continued co-
operation in training exercises
and creating more opportunities
to increase interoperability be-
tween the two militaries, Office
of the US Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff Public Affairs said
in a statement. Milley had wel-
comed General Rawat during
an Armed Forces full hon-
our arrival ceremony on Joint
Base Myer-Henderson Hall.
General Rawat laid a wreath
at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier as part of his official visit.
“Later both officials met at the a boat of indian army patrols in the Pangong tso, in Leh on Wednesday. (ani)
Pentagon, where the two mili-
tary leaders discussed a range is-McChord in Washington and continues to exist even a year dam Bagchi said that Beijing con-
of issues, including ways to en- also discussed issues of bilateral after the Galwan clash in which tinues to deploy a large number
sure regional security and their defense cooperation with US 20 Indian soldiers were killed. of troops and armaments in the
respective roles as principal Army’s Major General Xavier T China’s provocative behav- border areas and, in response,
military advisors to civilian lead- Brunson, Commanding Gener- ior, amassing of troops and its Indian armed forces had to make
ership,” the statement added. al, 1 Corps. unilateral attempts to alter the “appropriate counter deploy-
Washington and New Delhi The visit came as India and status quo resulted in serious ments”. Bagchi remarks come in
“share a strong military-to-mil- China have been engaged in a disturbance of peace and tran- response to Chinese foreign min-
itary relationship under the military standoff for almost a quility along the Line of Actual istry spokesperson Hua Chuny-
US-India Major Defense Part- year but disengaged from the Control in Eastern Ladakh, said ing’s claims that the Indian side
nership, which supports a free most contentious Pangong lake India on Thursday while reject- has long pursued the “forward
and open Indo-Pacific”. area last month after extensive ing Beijing’s allegation that New policy” and illegally crossed the
General Rawat is on a visit talks at both military and political Delhi has long pursued the “for- LAC to encroach on China’s ter-
to the US. Earlier on Wednes- levels. Tensions at the India-Chi- ward policy” along the LAC. ritory, which is the root cause of
day, he visited Joint Base Lew- na border in eastern Ladakh MEA’s spokesperson Arin- Continued on next page... >>

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