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The incident happened in the first week of June near the Lalten post in the Doka La general area in Sikkim after a face-off between the two forces, which triggered tension along the Sino-Indian frontier, official sources in New Delhi said. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Sikkim standoff: Chinese experts say Beijing may expel Indian troops...

Chinese expert, Zhao Gancheng said, China doesn't want dispute to impact upcoming BRICS summit in Sept which will be...

5 Aug 2017 12:04 PM IST

Sikkim, which became a part of India in May 1976, is the only state which has a demarcated border with China. (Photo: Representational/File)

Amid border stand off, China says India building up troops along its...

The stand-off has ratcheted up tension between the neighbors, who share a 3,500-km (2,175-mile) frontier, large parts of...

4 Aug 2017 4:26 PM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: AP)

War can't resolve problems, diplomatic talks can: Sushma on Sikkim...

Swaraj lambasted Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, without naming him, for meeting the Chinese ambassador on the...

4 Aug 2017 1:08 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: AP)

Need dialogue, not war: Sushma Swaraj tells Oppn on Sikkim standoff

China and India have been engaged in the standoff in the Doklam area near the Bhutan tri-junction for the past one...

3 Aug 2017 7:40 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President, Xi Jinping (Photo: PTI)

Border spat between India-China casts shadow ahead of BRICS summit

On Wednesday, China accused India of 'concocting' excuses over illegal entry of the South Asian nation's military into...

3 Aug 2017 11:09 AM IST

India and China have been locked in a prolonged standoff in the area in the Sikkim sector since June 16 after Chinese troops began constructing a road near the Bhutan trijunction. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

India a typical regional hegemon, controls Bhutan, Nepal: Chinese...

A Chinese state-run daily, Global Times said 'India has also interfered with the diplomacy of Nepal and other south...

16 Aug 2017 11:48 AM IST

Retired Indian Army Major General Gagandeep Bakshi pointed out that the Indian Army needs to modernise its equipment, especially Medium Artillery and Light Helicopters with night fighting capabilities. (Photo: EPIC Channel)

On I-Day, recall jawans who gave their today for our tomorrow: Gen...

Lauding the Government for surgical strike, General Bakshi said, 'This was long overdue and must not be a one-off. This...

15 Aug 2017 10:52 AM IST

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama speaks during the World Peace and Harmony Conclave in Mumbai on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Both India, China powerful, none can defeat the other: Dalai Lama on...

Spiritual leader Dalai Lama suggested that India should 'develop pilgrimage for Chinese' people who are followers of...

14 Aug 2017 5:07 PM IST

Ramdev said that China has retaliated with a war threat every time India approached on peaceful terms, and he asked Indians to answer them on the same front. (Photo: PTI)

If China doesn't understand peace, we should answer them with war:...

He said that China has retaliated with a war threat every time India approached on peaceful terms.

13 Aug 2017 3:40 PM IST

China and India have been engaged in a standoff in the Dokalam area near the Bhutan trijunction for past 19 days after a Chinese armys construction party came to build a road. (Photo: AFP)

India deploys more troops along China border amid Sikkim standoff

The soldiers, deployed over 9,000 feet, have to go through a 14-day-long acclimatisation process.

11 Aug 2017 9:00 PM IST

The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that 53 people and a bulldozer from India remain in Chinese territory as of Monday. (Photo: AFP)

Sikkim standoff: China says India giving signs of preparing possible...

Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that the Indian armed forces are strong enough to meet any challenge to the country's...

11 Aug 2017 8:42 AM IST

Raja Krishnamoorthi is a member of the US House of Representatives. (Photo:Twitter).

Indian-American lawmaker says China has taken provocative steps in...

Raja Krishnamoorthi said the standoff issue did not come up during his meeting with the prime minister in New Delhi.

10 Aug 2017 8:37 PM IST