US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark Esper will meet their Indian counterparts on Tuesday in New Delhi.

India and China are locked in a bitter border standoff in eastern Ladakh since early May that has significantly strained the bilateral ties.

The government is said to have written to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey asking him to 'respect sensitivities'.

'India will be the most consequential partner for us, in the Indo Pacific for sure in this century,' Esper said in response to a question during Atlantic Council's webinar

Army hands over the Chinese soldier who had strayed into Indian territory across the Line of Actual Control.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the government is taking all possible military and diplomatic steps to resolve the border standoff in Ladakh with China, adding that the government is committed to protecting the sovereignty and security of the country.

Tensions had escalated manifold between India and China after the Galwan Valley clashes in eastern Ladakh on June 15 in which 20 Indian Army personnel were killed.

The comments by the External Affairs Ministry came in response to China's contention that it does not recognise the union territory of Ladakh as well as the state of Arunachal Pradesh.

During 1962 India - China war, the Chinese Air Force was rated to be the third biggest and strongest Air Force in the world, the only countries ahead of China being the USA and Russia.

The remarks by the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson come as the Indian Army and the PLA dig in for a bitter winter standoff in Ladakh.

India, US Set To Firm Up Defence Cooperation Agreement, S Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh will also interact with US secretary of state Mike Pompeo.

Both sides have held a series of high-level diplomatic and military talks to resolve the border row.

Pompeo met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Tokyo on Tuesday and they underscored the need to work together to advance, peace, prosperity and security in the Indo-Pacific and around the globe.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar are in Tokyo to attend the second QUAD ministerial involving their counterparts from Australia and Japan.

The BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) is known as an influential bloc that represents over 3.6 billion people, or half of the world's population.

India and China are involved in a bitter border standoff in eastern Ladakh for five months now. The tension on the border has also resulted in straining the relationship between both countries.

Air Chief Marshall RKS Bhadauria has said that the Chinese air force can't match IAF’s capabilities. According to reports, the newly inducted fleet of five Rafale jets have been carrying out sorties in eastern Ladakh.

The virtual talks were held between both nations under the framework of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on border affairs.

China has said that it abides by the 1959 perception of the Line of Actual Control (LAC). India has claimed that it never agreed to the 1959 claim and has urged China not to unilaterally alter the status quo along the border.

Our Defence budget has sunk to an abysmally low 1.2 of the GDP. A war cannot be fought and won by bravery alone. It will not be a battle of fisticuffs like Galwan. It will be a highly technical war, supported by thousands of troops on both sides.