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China targets 6% growth in 2021; to spend 3 times India's on defence

6.8% jump in budget for military to $209 mn is the biggest in 2 years

China defence spending gets mild boost amid economic caution

The country is nervous about challenges on several fronts

China hikes defence budget to $209 billion, 6.8 per cent increase

China on Friday increased its defence budget to $209 billion, a 6.8 per cent hike compared to the last year

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

General Zhao Zongq is a former top People's Liberation Army officer

India, China conclude 16-hr military talks, discuss further disengagement

The marathon talks began at 10 am Saturday and ended at 2 am Sunday. This latest round of talks comes two days after completing the disengagement process from both the north and south banks of Pangong

China admits four PLA soldiers were killed in Galwan Valley clash

An article in the PLA Daily reveals official Chinese casualty count for the first time

China admits 5 officers, soldiers killed in Galwan clash with Indian Army

Those killed included Qi Fabao, the regimental commander from the PLA Xinjiang Military Command, state-un Global Times quoted PLA Daily report as saying

US welcomes efforts by India and China to de-escalate in eastern Ladakh

India and China had rushed a large number of battle tanks, armoured vehicles and heavy equipment to the treacherous and high-altitude areas of eastern Ladakh region after tension escalated

Rajnath Singh to make statement on Ladakh situation in Parliament

China announced that Beijing and New Delhi have started "synchronised and organised disengagement" at the southern and northern bank of the Pangong Tso Lake

9 rounds of military talks held with China, parleys to continue: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister said senior military commanders of India and China held nine rounds of talks on process of disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh and the parleys will continue in future

India-China standoff: Several soldiers injured in minor face-off at Sikkim

Naku La, incidentally, was one of the original face-off sites, along with Pangong Tso, Galwan, Gogra, Hot Springs, in early-May last year

India, China hold marathon talks on disengagement in eastern Ladakh

The venue of the meeting was the Moldo border point which is on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh

Chinese military personnel to get 'bumper' pay hike: media report

Personnel of the two million-strong Chinese military would get a 'bumper' 40 per cent pay hike from this year

India, China to hold ninth round of talks to resolve border dispute

Earlier this month, Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane had said that the force is ready for a long haul along the Line of Actual Control (LAC)

China's PLA completes 3D mapping of its Western border: Official media

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently started deploying the country's first panoramic, high-precision spatial datum that covers the uncharted Western border region of the country

India allows captured People's Liberation Army soldier to return to China

A Chinese soldier, who was apprehended by the Indian Army in eastern Ladakh three days ago, was handed back to China on Monday, official sources said

Best of BS Opinion: Chinese military, Biden as US President, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day.

Take an objective view on China-Pakistan air force drills: China to India

China on Monday defended the ongoing joint exercises of its air force with that of Pakistan

No Chinese troops entered Indian territory: Govt officials on viral video

A video surfaced on social media claiming that Chinese troops entered into Indian territory and went back following an intervention by the locals and ITBP personnel

Trump admin tightens visa rules for Chinese Communist Party members

The new policy, which took immediate effect, limits the maximum duration of travel visas for party members and their families to one month, according to a State Department spokesman