India-China
In June 2020, 20 Indian soldiers were killed in hand-to-hand fighting with Chinese troops in the western Himalayan region of Ladakh, the deadliest confrontation between the nuclear-armed neighbours in decades.
Initially from New Delhi, and then from Ladakh, I helped cover the story, relying on a mix of hand-outs, diplomatic statements, and military, government and intelligence sources.
China steps up construction along disputed Bhutan border
China has accelerated settlement-building along its disputed border with Bhutan, with more than 200 structures, including two-storey buildings, under construction in six locations, according to satellite image analysis conducted for Reuters.
India, China troops clash at Himalayan border, 'casualties on both sides'
“They attacked with iron rods, the commanding officer was grievously injured and fell, and when that happened, more soldiers swarmed to the area and attacked with stones,” said the source, who had been briefed on the matter.
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India says China laying cables to bolster communications at border flashpoint
Two Indian officials said Chinese troops were laying a network of fibre optic cables at a western Himalayan flashpoint with India, suggesting they were digging in for the long haul despite high-level talks aimed at resolving a standoff there.
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High road at Chilling: India builds Himalayan bridges and highways to match China
Ligen Eliyas deftly turns the excavator’s hydraulic arm to push a huge boulder into the Zanskar river below in a cloud of dust, clearing another bit of land for a strategic highway that India is hurriedly building near the Chinese border.
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Indian and Chinese troops man remote Himalayan outposts just hundreds of metres apart
“The situation is tense,” an official in New Delhi said, adding that Indian and Chinese troops were squaring off in close proximity in at least four locations south of the Pangong Tso lake that both lay claim to.
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India pushes tonnes of supplies to disputed China border ahead of winter
From deploying mules to large transport aircraft, India’s military has activated its entire logistics network to transport supplies to thousands of troops for a harsh winter along a bitterly disputed Himalayan border with China.
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Tibetan soldier's death near tense India-China border sheds light on covert unit
The death of a Tibetan member of an Indian special forces unit in a mine blast near the site of a border flare-up with Chinese troops has offered a rare glimpse into a little-known group of elite, high-altitude warriors.
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