The Chinese reluctance to spell out what has been agreed and not agreed suggests a lot more work is still needed to take the two sides back to the situation which prevailed before China began its incursions five years ago.

A Washington-based source says that Indian-American lawmakers in particular are deeply concerned about the fallout from the indictment of an Indian in the plot.

Senator Ben Cardin, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said 'he had ended his 'hold' on the agreement now that President Joe Biden's administration agreed to fully investigate an Indian assassination plot on U.S. soil and that he would hold the administration to this commitment.

Officials involved in the investigation say that Desai Mohan, now in police custody, told them he was being regularly raped and abused by the four soldiers who were killed.

It remains unclear how the army can begin a pull-out from the Kashmir Valley before initiating any de-escalatory measures.

The optimism around the Chinese president's visit in 2014 was quite evidently misplaced. Modi's weakness at every moment of tension has only whetted Xi's appetite further.

During the military-to-military dialogue on Saturday, China refused to even discuss its intrusions into the Galwan River valley, instead claiming ownership over the entire area.

The Supreme Court on Thursday put an end to the legal aspect of the Rafale controversy.

Reliance Group's annual report for 2016-17 states DRAL would be a “key player” in executing offset obligations worth Rs 300 billion.

Swaraj Bir Singh, whose tenure as DGP the Sangma government had extended in April, is learnt to have refused to work with Kulbir Krishan.

"Weaknesses can only be overcome if you accept the strategy...If you don’t accept the strategy, then you will let your weaknesses limit you," says the Army chief

Over the past two decades, six of eight army chiefs have been from the infantry and the other two from the artillery division.

A day after the surgical strikes, the Ministry of Defence issued a letter that dramatically reduced pensions for soldiers disabled during military service.

After the Kargil war in 1999, the brass had opposed attempts by the Sangh parivar to use the army for political purposes.

India’s close-mouthed approach is allowing Rawalpindi to save face by denying the strikes altogether, saving itself from having to explain India’s ingress into its territory.

There is disquiet within the defence ministry about the acquisition, with officials concerned about subsequent scrutiny by constitutional authorities like the Comptroller and Auditor General.