It was surprising for us when China raised the issue of additional guarantees during the meeting, a senior Pakistani official who was part of the meeting said.

In Ladakh, both sides had agreed to a phased withdrawal and the creation of buffer zones with limits of patrolling to avoid any further clashes. As events are playing out, it is evident that China is dragging its feet on a pullback beyond symbolic gestures.

Pakistan’s government targets raising the country’s textile and clothing exports from USD 13.5 billion in 2018 to USD 25 billion by 2025.

Speaking on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Gen Naravane said terror incidents have seen a downturn and the Army is maintaining pressure on terror groups.

The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a planned network of roads, railways and energy projects linking China's resource-rich Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region with Pakistan's strategic Gwadar Port on the Arabian Sea.

Pakistani Minister of Planning, Development and Reforms Khusro Bakhtiar on Tuesday said that this year was a significant year for CPEC as several significant milestones were achieved or will be achieved by the end of the year, Xinhua reported.

Heritage monuments, including the Shore Temple, Five Rathas, Arjuna's Penance, also known as the descent of the Ganges and Krishna's Butterball, besides the lighthouse, are being spruced up.

The CPEC-flagship project of President Xi Jinping-become a major irritant in India-China relations as the infrastructure project traverses through PoK

China said it reaffirmed its support for Pakistan on the Kashmir issue and said that it opposed any unilateral actions that could complicate the regional situation.

There can be little doubt that China’s stocks at this juncture in the Indian public domain, is at the lowest.

Isolated in the West, confronted by a pushback in the Indo-Pacific, but driven by overweening entitlement, China might trigger a conflict with India behind a smokescreen of fictional claims. Beijing should know that such an event would imperil all its world-historical objectives.

It's double trouble. Security officials are expecting Pakistan to intensify shelling along the LoC on the back of the Chinese impasse

The abolition of Article 370 only opens up new opportunities for Kashmiris. Economic measures with clear signs of sustainability will establish the goodness of the Centre's political strategy on J&K, writes Lt Gen Subrata Saha

At one point, India must stop regarding China solely through its staunch support of Pakistan

The region’s future hinges on India’s ties with Pakistan and its neighbours and the endgame in Afghanistan

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