A report on Saturday by the state broadcaster CCTV showed the new passive exoskeletons in use, helping to bring some festivity to Friday’s celebrations. The troops strapped on the smart-braces to get an extra oomph for the last leg of a supply run in China’s Ngari Prefecture. The area is …
Read More »India & China begin to pull troops back from contested Himalayan lake, India’s defense minister confirms
Speaking before the country’s parliament on Thursday, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh confirmed the breakthrough reached with Beijing on the months-long standoff at the disputed border, officially known as the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The disengagement agreement was first announced by Beijing on Wednesday, with the country’s military saying that …
Read More »Shots fired during latest China-India Himalayan border incident, but Asian powers dispute who used weapons
The latest incident in the ongoing tensions at the Chinese-Indian Himalayan border happened on Monday south of the glacial Pangong Tso Lake. According to the Chinese side, Indian troops trespassed on Chinese territory and “brazenly made gunshot threat” when a Chinese border guard patrol came to investigate. The Chinese troops …
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