The Se-la tunnel during its construction. (India Sentinels file photo.)New Delhi: The long-awaited and strategically important Se-la tunnel in western Arunachal Pradesh, near the line of actual control (LAC), is set to open for traffic on March 9. Th...
Soldiers of the XXXIII Corps rescuing trapped tourists in Nathu-la. (Photo via special arrangement.)Siliguri: More than 500 tourists were stranded in their vehicles at Nathu-la, a mountain pass in east Sikkim, due to heavy snowfall on Wednesday. The ...
A Brokpa couple. (Photo: Phunchuk Wangchuk)Nestled within the rugged terrains of Ladakh, amid the lofty Himalayan peaks, resides a community whose existence is as fascinating as it is mysterious – the Brokpas. Known for their unique culture, di...
Sheep grazing in Ladakh. (File photo for representation.) New Delhi: Indian graziers confronted Chinese troops in Skakjung (also called Kokzhung) in eastern Ladakh near the line of actual control (LAC) earlier this month, a post on X by a counci...
USAID DAA Anjali KaurNew Delhi: US Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Assistant Administrator (DAA) of the Bureau for Asia Anjali Kaur is visiting India to advance the US-India development partnership and to meet with government offi...
The Assam Rifles is a CAPF under the administrative control of the Union home ministry while its operational control is with the defence ministry. (Photo via special arrangement.)India shares land borders with Afghanistan, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan...
The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, skipped the G20 summit that was held in New Delhi recently. This is something he hasn’t done since taking over the presidency of China, in 2012. Even during the Covid-19 pandemic, he attended the summit virtua...
New Delhi: Days before the G20 summit in which the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, is expected to visit the Indian capital, Beijing has released its official “standard map” of the People’s Republic of China showing parts of Indi...
This two-photo combination shows an under-construction Chinese village, in 2019, and the fully built village, in 2021, inside Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh. (Photo: Maxar/Twitter)New Delhi: China is rapidly raising border settlements all alon...
A BSF patrol near an international border fencing. (File photo for representation.)“Leadership is the process of influencing people by providing them with purpose, direction, and motivation while you are operating to accomplish a mission and im...