PLA Archives - Defence Monitor

22 May

No visible encroachment/incursion in Arunachal by China since 1962: BJP leader

Itanagar, May 22 (IANS) There has been no noticeable encroachment or incursion of Indian land along Arunachal Pradesh by Chinese military or civilians since 1962, said the state's BJP Vice-President Tarh Tarak, who led a four-month long 'Seema Yatra' along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Arunachal Pradesh shares a 1,129 km border with China's Tibet. A team of 10 BJP leaders launched the Seema Yatra on December 22, 2022, in the Anjaw sector and ended in the Tawang sector on April 24 this year. Local party leaders joined each leg of the tour in phases. Addressing the media, Tarak said…

26 Apr

SCO Defence Ministers Meeting: Rajnath likely to hold talks with Chinese counterpart

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) India, as the Chair of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2023, will host the SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting here on April 28, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is expected to hold bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart Gen Li Shangfu. Before the SCO meet, the 18th round of India-China Corps Commander level talks held on Sunday, but it failed to make headway on the contentious issue of the Depsang Plains and de-escalation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. The repeated attempts by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA)…

10 Apr

China’s military practising ship-launched strikes on Taiwan

Taipei, April 10 (IANS) Chinas military is practising ship-launched strikes on Taiwan from the east, information released by Taiwans Defence Ministry on Monday indicated, as Beijings retaliatory military drills entered their third day. The Ministry did not give the positions of People's Liberation Army (PLA) ships it had detected, but a map of PLA aircraft detections show four J-15 fighter jets east of Taiwan, in the western Pacific, on Saturday, the Guardian reported. The J-15s have never been seen inside Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ) before, and are known to be launched from two PLA aircraft carriers, including the Shandong…

13 Dec

India has firm control on 17,000-ft peak in Arunachal, Rajnath holds high-level meet

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) After a clash between the Indian Army and Chinese PLA on 17,000-ft high peak in Arunachal Pradesh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a high-level meeting with the NSA, Army chief and CDS. Sources have said that India was firmly in control of 17,000-ft high peak in Arunachal At ground zero the commanders of both Indian and Chinese armies held a flag meeting. According to the Indian Army, India has firm control of the peak, and now both sides have disengaged from the area. The clashes between the Indian and Chinese troops had erupted on December 9.…