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Rawat's appointment comes in the midst of a lingering dispute with China along the border in eastern Ladakh.

The China Media Project further said that the 'hierarchy' was unhappy over his highly-visible international remarks in recent days or weeks.

Meta accused these 'cyber mercenaries' of targeting journalists, critics of authoritarian regimes, dissidents, families of opposition members and human rights activists across the Internet in over 100 countries.

When asked about the likelihood of a lab leak being the cause of the pandemic, Chan stated that a "lab origin is more plausible than natural origin at this moment."

Bilateral meetings between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping have not taken place since the border standoff that erupted in May last year.

Before the conference, China increased its media blitz criticizing US democracy as corrupt and failing.

Veterans fondly remember General Bipin Rawat as a compassionate and caring officer for whom the motto always was 'nation first'

Notably, Canada is the latest country to join the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics along with Australia and the United Kingdom after the United States.

Tributes are pouring in for Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 other defence personnel who were killed in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday

During nearly 43 years in which he proudly wore the uniform, General Rawat did not hesitate to call out India's adversaries and warn them against even thinking about any sort of misadventure.