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Army Chief General MM Naravane has released a book titled "National Security Challenges: Young Scholars' Perspective" written by university students. (Army Chief General MM Naravane | Image: republicworld.com) Army Chief General MM Naravane has released a book titled "National Security Challenges: Young Scholars' Perspective" written by university students. The book published by the Indian Army’s think-tank CLAWS (Centre for Land Warfare Studies) was released on August 17. The authors of the book, ranging from an undergraduate level to doctoral candidates have written on varied themes concerning national security. It is a tribute to Field Marshal Manekshaw, the great grand strategist of 1971 Indo-Pakistan War that liberated Bangladesh. It is sent to the Prime Minister, Home Minister, Education Minister, UGC Chairman, NITI Aayog.. Happiness is when the Army Chief greets you/calls you by your first name..result of few indirect interactions... pic.twitter.com/g...

There is finally some good news in Eastern Ladakh with the mutual disengagement of Indian and Chinese soldiers from the areas of Galwan and Hot Springs. The contentious areas of Pangong Tso and Depsang are yet to be addressed, but with the stalemate along the border having been broken, the differences between the two sides can be narrowed. Irrespective of how the current crisis plays out, it carries one major lesson. Our strategic differences with China will come into sharper focus as China grows more powerful and assertive, and this competition could increasingly play out along the unsettled Line of Actual Control (LAC). The brutality of the clash at Galwan on June 15 has demolished the existing protocols and agreements that guided the conduct of soldiers, and we could see a hotter LAC in the coming years. Indo Tibetan Border Police Jawans at a parade in Chandigarh Dealing with China in the future will require a comprehensive strategy that combines our diplomatic, economic, and milita...

A 2-hour phone call between Ajit Doval & Chinese Foreign Minister plays a crucial role in PLA finally removing tents and shifting from Galwan clash site, vehicles move back in other areas too. Indian Army trucks depart towards Ladakh, at Manali-Leh Highway in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Monday. (Photo: PTI) India and China have started showing first signs of disengagement at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh where the situation has been volatile for over two months. The removal of Chinese tents in Galwan Valley followed a two-hour telephonic conversation on Sunday between the Special Representatives of India and China on the Boundary Question. India’s National Security Advisor (NSA), Ajit Doval, and China’s State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, spoke to each other, two days after Prime Minster Wang Yi’s visit to operational areas in Ladakh. Officials observing the situation on the ground call it a “piecemeal de-escalation” and a first step tak...