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| How India's handling Chinese incursion at Ladakh | |||
| Leh: The Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh has briefed Defence Minister AK Antony on the Chinese incursion at Ladakh. The General reviewed the situation yesterday with senior commanders in Jammu and Kashmir. | |||
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| China has rejected India's accusations that a platoon of its soldiers entered Indian territory on April 15 to set up camp in the Depsang valley, while Chinese helicopters provided cover by entering Indian airspace. Two flag meetings between military commanders from both sides have not ended the deadlock. A third session is expected tomorrow. | |||
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| Despite the tension at the disputed border, the worst in years, Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid has confirmed he will visit China on May 9. | |||
| *] unemployment reaches a record level of 3.22 million. | |||
| The Indian army has told the government that it has not detected a build-up on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Unmanned aerial vehicles have been deployed to track the Chinese army's activities near Daulat Beg Oldie, where India established a landing strip during the 1962 war. At 5,100 meters (16,700 feet), the strip is one of the world's highest. It was reopened in 2008. | |||
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| Two flag meetings of army commanders from both sides have not accomplished a breakthrough. At the second of those meetings, held yesterday, China reiterated that its camp is not located on the Indian side of the disputed border and said its soldiers would not withdraw. | |||
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| "I believe we have a mutual interest and we should not destroy years of contribution we have put together," Mr Khurshid said today. | |||
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| His trip to China is part of scheduled preparations for a visit by the newly installed Chinese Premier Li Keqiang who is expected in New Delhi on May 20 for his first overseas trip. | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:11, 10 March 2022
April 25, 2013 (2013-04-25) (Thursday) Armed conflict and attacks- Boston Marathon bombings:
- Michael Bloomberg, the Mayor of New York City, claims that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation briefed him that suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev said that the bombers intended to attack New York City next. (CBC)
- The Israeli Air Force shoots down a Hezbollah drone from Lebanon off the coast of Haifa. (Jerusalem Post)
- A gunman kills three people with a Kalashnikov rifle in a shooting attack in Istres, France. (The Local)
Business and economy
International relations
- Northern Mali conflict (2012–present):
- The United Nations Security Council votes to send a peacekeeping force to Mali to replace French and African forces battling Islamist guerrillas. (AAP via News Limited)
- Syrian Civil War:
- The United States Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel claims that US intelligence has concluded "with some degree of varying confidence" that the Government of Syria has used sarin gas during the past two years in the civil war. The Israeli and British governments made similar statements. (CBS News)
- The United Kingdom reopens its embassy in Somalia 22 years after it closed as a result of the chaos after the fall of Mohamed Siad Barre's government and subsequent Somali Civil War. (Voice of America)
Law and crime
- Mexican photojournalist Daniel Alejandro Martínez Bazaldúa is found dead in Saltillo, Coahuila, an area where Los Zetas drug cartel operates. With his death, Mexico consolidates itself as one of the most dangerous countries for journalists, where more than 80 have been killed since 2000. (The Huffington Post)
- After being missing for over a week, the body of Sunil Tripathi is found in the Providence River. (Boston)
Politics and elections
- The George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas, is dedicated in the presence of President of the United States Barack Obama, former president George W. Bush and all living former presidents. The complex will be opened to the public on May 1. (CBS News)
Sport
- In American football, the 2013 NFL Draft begins with Kansas City Chiefs selecting Eric Fisher in New York City's Radio City Music Hall. (The Guardian)
- In horse racing, the British Horseracing Authority bans Godolphin Racing trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni for eight years after 11 racehorses in his care test positive for anabolic steroids. (AP via Washington Post)