Terming India's attitude in border talks as opportunistic, the Chinese government mouthpiece Global Times has asked its government to be prepared for military action in the case of a deteriorating situation along the borders.
Officials said that during the meeting, the Indian side made constructive suggestions for resolving the issues in the remaining areas but the Chinese side did not agree to them and also failed to provide any forward-looking proposals.
Among other issues, the Indian Army delegation would also raise the issue of Indian patrols being blocked in the Depsang plains before the two forces had a border standoff at multiple locations along the Line of Actual Control in the eastern Ladakh.
Ship-controlled beyond visual range combat drills using MiG 29K fighter aircraft and anti-aircraft firing exercises using expendable aerial targets launched from INS Kochi were part of the air domain exercise.
SSN 22, the Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine, was submerged when it impacted with the object.
The Indian Air Force deployed 75 aircraft to commemorate 75 years of independence on its 89th raising day at the Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad.
Three squadrons -- 47 Squadron, 116 Helicopter Unit and 2255 Squadron -- received the CAS citation for their service in the aftermath of the Balakot strike in 2019 and Galwan Galley faceoff in 2020.
According to sources, the faceoff happened when over 200 Chinese soldiers were intercepted close to the Line of Actual Control during a patrol mission.
The company-level exercise which will culminate on October 20, would familiarise both sides with each other's weapons, equipment, tactics and procedures for carrying out joint military operations.
The fifth edition of India-Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise, JIMEX, will get underway from October 6 in the Arabian Sea.
