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China said to speed up move to more survivable nuclear force

There's no indication the United States and China are headed toward armed conflict, let alone a nuclear one. But the Kristensen report come...

China appears to warn India: Push too hard and your lights could go out

As battles raged in the Himalayas, taking at least two dozen lives, Chinese malware was flowing into the control systems that manage electr...

To counter China, Army to mark ‘unheld areas’ with expeditions, studies

“China’s blatantly expansionist policy to grab territory needs to be effectively countered. While the Army rebalances with additional force...

China appoints ex-PLA General who headed troops on India front to top parliamentary committee

Gen Zhao, who headed the Western Theatre Command during the 2017 Doklam standoff where the Indian Army stood up against the PLA's plan of l...

China-India demilitarized zone upsets defense officials in Delhi

Soldiers from both countries for now will no longer patrol a nine-kilometer (six-mile) stretch on the north bank of Pangong Tso.

India’s sudden peace push with nuclear rivals shows Joe Biden impact

Pakistan wants to show the US it's not too close to China, Beijing wants to lower the temperature as Biden courts New Delhi and India is he...

Out competing China will be key to national security in decades ahead: Joe Biden's CIA nominee

Willian Burns, 64, a former diplomat who served in Russia and the Middle East, shared the assessment with members of the Senate Select Comm...

ITBP to strengthen short, long-range patrolling at Indo-China border, says DG Deswal

"Government has given the mandate of border management to ITBP. The army will be behind us as per the bilateral agreement. The disengagemen...

Joe Biden would not be okay if the Taliban ruled Afghanistan: White House

“We know that the Taliban have had sanctuary in Pakistan. We know that they have an active diplomatic effort travelling to Moscow, travelli...

View: China is fast losing the upper hand in its staring contest with India

In India's case, China has pursued the objective of forcing its terms through four key fronts — boundary dispute, terrorism, nuclear prolif...

India, China push for steady resolution of other flashpoints

Sources said that of the 16-hour meeting at Moldo on Saturday, the first half was spent on confirming the withdrawal of troops in the Pango...

India, China conclude 16-hour military talks, discuss further disengagement at three friction points in Eastern Ladakh

According to the sources, the marathon talks began at 10 am Saturday and ended at 2 am Sunday. This latest round of talks comes two days af...

Fresh round of India-China talks begin; remaining Ladakh friction points on the agenda

After completing the disengagement process from north and south banks of Pangong Tso Lake, India and China are holding the tenth round of c...

Military commanders of India, China to hold talks on Saturday

The Corps Commander-level talks are scheduled to start at the Moldo border point on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control in easte...

United States ship sails in South China Sea by China-claimed islands

The U.S. ship's pass by the Spratly Islands follows a joint exercise by two U.S. carrier groups in South China Sea and another warship sail...

Pentagon rethinking how to array forces to focus on China

"Smaller will be better in the future. A small force that is nearly invisible and undetectable, that's in a constant state of movement, and...

China's Xi Jinping tells Joe Biden confrontation would be disaster for both countries

Xi also told Biden that he hopes the United States will cautiously handle matters related to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Xinjiang that deal with ...