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Salman Khan to play Army officer in next film based on 2020 Galwan clash: Report

The narrative will reportedly draw inspiration from a chapter in India’s Most Fearless 3, a bestselling book by Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh.

Bollywood actor Salman Khan's next film will be based on the Galwan incident in 2020(ANI)

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Published on May 01, 2025 01:52 PM IST

BySamarth Goyal

China never provided tenable explanation for 2020 border actions: Jaishankar

Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Jaishankar offered perhaps the most elaborate explanation in recent times of India’s border crisis with China

S Jaishankar, external affairs minister. (Bloomberg)

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Published on Sep 27, 2023 08:43 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

India, China to carry on efforts to resolve LAC row in eastern Ladakh

The 18th round of India-China corps commander level talks was held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side of LAC

The statement gave no indication of any immediate breakthrough. (Shutterstock)

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Updated on Apr 24, 2023 09:09 PM IST

ByRahul Singh

Chinese, Russian defence ministers to attend SCO meet in Delhi

Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu and Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu are expected to hold bilateral meetings with Rajnath Singh on April 27

Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu and his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu in Moscow on April 18. (AFP)

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Updated on Apr 23, 2023 10:15 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Morning brief: Galwan martyr's wife set for army commission

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

Rekha was married to Naik Deepak Singh of the 16th Battalion of Bihar Regiment who was killed in action in the remote valley while fighting numerically superior Chinese soldiers on June 15, 2020.

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Published on Apr 21, 2023 09:02 AM IST

ByHT News Desk, New Delhi

Father of soldier who died in Galwan clash, thrashed, arrested in land dispute

The incident happened in the soldier's native place Vaishali in Bihar where his father was reportedly thrashed and later arrested by the police for building a memorial for his son, the family members claimed.

Jai Kishore's Singh memorial seen built on the alleged encroached land. Singh was among the 20 Indian army bravehearts who had made supreme sacrifice in the 2020 Galwan Valley clash.(ANI)

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Published on Feb 28, 2023 02:36 PM IST

ByNisha Anand | Edited by Aryan Prakash

Vivek Agnihotri reacts angrily to Richa Chadha's 'Galwan says hi' tweet

Vivek Agnihotri has criticised Richa Chadha's tweet on the Galwan Valley clash. Here's what he said.

Vivek Agnihotri has criticised Richa Chadha's tweet in the Galwan Valley clash.

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Updated on Nov 26, 2022 08:24 AM IST

ByHT Entertainment Desk

Kay Kay Menon reacts to Richa Chadha's Galwan tweet: ‘Least we can do is to…'

A day after Richa Chadha's Galwan tweet, Kay Kay Menon has responded to the post. Here's what he said.

Kay Kay Menon has responded to Richa Chadha's Galwan tweet.

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Updated on Nov 25, 2022 12:08 PM IST

ByHT Entertainment Desk

'An insult': Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi as he remembers Col Santosh Babu

Col Santosh Babu, a commanding officer of the 16 Bihar regiment, was among 20 Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in the fierce hand-to-hand combat on June 15, 2020, in the Galwan Valley

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Col Santosh Babu

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Published on Nov 04, 2022 07:48 PM IST

ByAniruddha Dhar, New Delhi

Galwan clash clip shown at key China meet singles India as military adversary

By playing the June 15, 2020 Galwan clash clip at the opening of 20th Congress of Chinese Communist Party, the Xi Jinping regime has identified India as an enemy before the Han people and this will have serious repercussions on the bilateral relationship.

A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ladakh after June 15, 2020 Galwan skirmish.

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Updated on Oct 17, 2022 01:31 PM IST

ByShishir Gupta

KCR to leave for Bihar on Aug 31, to extend financial aid to Galwan martyrs

Chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao had announced to extend support to the families of 19 jawans martyred in the Galwan Valley clashes in 2020. The Telangana government had earlier extended support to Colonel Santosh Babu, belonging to Telangana, who was martyred in the clashes.

File photo of Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao.

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Updated on Aug 29, 2022 09:21 PM IST

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What does the 2020 Galwan clash say about India and China?

Had Col Santosh Babu and his braves not retaliated to the PLA on patrolling point 14 in Galwan sector on June 15, 2020, the Chinese Army would have established an observation post monitoring Indian Army activities on DS-DBO road, a lifeline to highly sensitive DBO sector.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing troops in Ladakh after June 15, 2020 Galwan clash.

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Updated on Jun 16, 2022 10:31 AM IST

ByShishir Gupta

Wife of Galwan hero begins her training

Hindustan Times had reported on February 5 that Rekha Devi, 23, was set to pursue an army career after clearing the Services Selection Board (SSB) interview to join the OTA.

Naik Deepak Singh of the 16th Battalion of Bihar Regiment was posthumously awarded Vir Chakra (VrC) by President Ram Nath Kovind in November 2021.

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Updated on May 31, 2022 05:29 AM IST

ByRahul Singh, New Delhi

Two years after Galwan, de-escalation still to take place on Ladakh LAC

While no less than 15 rounds of meetings between Indian and Chinese senior military commanders have taken place to restore April 2020 status quo ante on the unresolved border, the PLA is still forwardly located in the KongKa La area or what is defined as patrolling point 15 on the military map.

Nearly three divisions of combat troops with support elements each have been deployed by Indian and Chinese Army in East Ladakh for the past two years with reserves in the hinterland.

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Published on May 05, 2022 08:31 AM IST

ByShishir Gupta

China's new claim on PLA disengagement in eastern Ladakh’s Hot Spring area

China has said for the first time that soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have disengaged in the Hot Spring area of Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.

The Chinese foreign ministry told HT that China is working closely with India to reach an acceptable solution to the standoff in eastern Ladakh ‘as soon as possible’. (AP file)

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Updated on Mar 16, 2022 07:03 AM IST

BySutirtho Patranobis, Rezaul H Laskar, Beijing /new Delhi

Top US senator pans China for choosing Galwan soldier as Olympic torchbearer

Calling China's actions “shameful”, Senator Risch reaffirmed the United States' commitment to supporting Uyghur freedom and the sovereignty of India.

Torchbearer Qi Fabao, a regimental commander in the People's Liberation Army, relays the Olympic flame at the Winter Olympic Park. (Photo via REUTERS)

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Updated on Feb 03, 2022 07:42 AM IST

Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Chinese cemetery of 1962 war, Galwan clashes to serve as ‘education base’

The desolate cemetery was designated a Communist Party of China (CPC) “education base” in September, and large-scale renovation work is currently ongoing.

Xi Jinping leads top officials pledging their vows to the party on screen during a gala show ahead of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing. The PLA recently cited the example of Chinese soldiers killed during the Galwan Valley clash with Indian border personnel in 2020 to teach lessons on patriotism to schoolchildren.(AP)

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Updated on Nov 24, 2021 12:56 AM IST

BySutirtho Patranobis, Hindustan Times, Beijing

Galwan clash hero Colonel Santosh Babu awarded Maha Vir Chakra posthumously

Colonel B Santosh Babu, 37, was on Tuesday posthumously awarded Maha Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Babu’s widow, B Santoshi, and mother, B Manjula, received the award

Colonel B Santosh Babu was on Tuesday posthumously awarded Maha Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Babu’s widow, B Santoshi (left), and mother, B Manjula, received the award. (TV grab)

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Updated on Nov 24, 2021 12:47 AM IST

ByRahul Singh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Galwan hero Colonel Santosh Babu to be awarded Maha Vir Chakra posthumously

“Colonel Bikumalla Santosh Babu displayed exemplary leadership and astute professionalism. He showed conspicuous bravery in the face of enemy and made supreme sacrifice for the nation,” a government document stated.

Colonel Santosh Babu bravely resisted the Chinese attack at Galwan Valley despite being fatally injured. (Photo via ANI)

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Published on Nov 23, 2021 11:16 AM IST

Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

'Misinformation': Army on reports of collapse of border talks with China

The Indian Army has rebutted claims made in an article about clashes taking place in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh. It said that ever since the disengagement agreement in February this year, there has been no attempt by either side to occupy the areas from where the disengagement had been undertaken.

Twenty Indian soldiers were killed in clashes with Chinese PLA in Galwan Valley last year.

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Published on Jul 14, 2021 10:28 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Waited for one year but no clarity yet on Galwan clashes: Sonia

Gandhi also contended that the disengagement agreement with China has only worked entirely to India’s disadvantage.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 16, 2021 04:54 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

PLA modernises Xinjiang's military units in 'reaction' to India-China LAC row

Xinjiang was finally thrust into the limelight after India refused to back down against Chinese territorial aggression in the areas of Galwan and Lake Pangong in 2020.

2021 has been an exciting one for PLA soldiers in the Xinjiang Military District. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)(AP)

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Published on May 17, 2021 11:39 AM IST

ANI | , Hong Kong

China charges blogger for 'demeaning military casualties' of Galwan clash

38-year-old Qiu Ziming was charged for comments that prosecutors in the eastern city of Nanjing said, "distorted facts, defamed five soldiers who defended the Chinese border, and have led to severely negative social impacts".

In this image taken from video footage run Feb. 19, 2021 by China's CCTV via AP Video, China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) regimental commander Qi Fabao, second from left, talks with members of the Indian military as Indian and Chinese troops face off in the Galwan Valley on the disputed border between China and India, June 15, 2020. China's military said Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 that four of its soldiers were killed in a high-mountain border clash with Indian forces last year, the first time Beijing has publicly conceded its side suffered casualties in the deadliest incident between the Asian giants in nearly 45 years. (CCTV via AP Video)(AP)

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Published on Mar 03, 2021 12:18 PM IST

ANI | , Beijing

On India-China LAC row, Army chief says 'nobody wants an unsettled border'

The Army chief also said that India's engagements with China should continue as they have in the past and said that nobody wants an unsettled border, reported news agency ANI.

Indian Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane addressing a press conference. (PTI)

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Updated on Feb 24, 2021 06:49 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai, New Delhi

Chinese blogger detained over posts on casualties in Galwan clash

The Nanjing Bureau of Public Security said on Saturday that Qiu Ziming, 38, was charged with "picking quarrels and provoking trouble", a vague crime that carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.

Qiu, a former reporter with the weekly Economic Observer, had 2.5 million followers on China's Twitter-like platform Weibo when he published two posts on Friday that suggested a commander survived the clashes because he was the highest-ranking officer there.(Yahoo)

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Published on Feb 22, 2021 09:33 PM IST

ANI | | Posted by Prashasti Singh, Beijing

Kiren Rijiju, Manipur CM hail Captain Rangnamei for bravery at Galwan valley

Both Rijiju and Singh praised the army captain for his bravery. Captain Rangnamei hails from Senapati district in Manipur.

Captain Soiba Maningba Rangnamei apprehends PLA soldiers in this photo shared by Union minister Kiren Rijiju. (@47IndianArmy/@KirenRijiju/Twitter)

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Updated on Feb 21, 2021 04:18 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

China admits 4 soldiers killed in Galwan clash with India, reveals their names

India and China witnessed a prolonged border row that erupted in May last year and after their troops clashed in June in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley.

In this October 16, 2016, file photo, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks to Chinese President Xi Jinping at the signing ceremony by foreign ministers during the BRICS summit in Goa, India.(AP file)

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Updated on Feb 19, 2021 08:52 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai, New Delhi

In Pictures: Army shares pictures of PLA’s disengagement process

The Army shared pictures of tanks and convoys of light armored vehicles moving with soldiers and equipment towards the rear areas as part of the disengagement process.

Chinese People Liberation Army tanks seen moving towards rear areas as disengagement process continues in Eastern Ladakh. (Indian Army Northern Command/Rahul Singh)

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Updated on Feb 16, 2021 03:37 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

In Parliament speech, President recalls 'sacrifice' by soldiers in Galwan clash

The President also assured the country by saying extra Forces have been deployed at Line of Actual Control (LAC) for protection of India's sovereignty.

President Kovind was addressing a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament.(Reuters)

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Updated on Jan 29, 2021 01:55 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai

Veterans seek apology from Rahul for ‘undermining armed forces’

In a statement issued on Monday, the veterans said the armed forces can be “casually undermined by irresponsible leaders” only at a grave to national security.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacts at a 'Farmers Convention', during his election campaign for the forthcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, at Vangal Marigoundan Palayam in Karur(PTI Photo)

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Published on Jan 26, 2021 06:51 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

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The narrative will reportedly draw inspiration from a chapter in India’s Most Fearless 3, a bestselling book by Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh.

Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Jaishankar offered perhaps the most elaborate explanation in recent times of India’s border crisis with China

The 18th round of India-China corps commander level talks was held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side of LAC

Chinese defence minister Li Shangfu and Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu are expected to hold bilateral meetings with Rajnath Singh on April 27

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

The incident happened in the soldier's native place Vaishali in Bihar where his father was reportedly thrashed and later arrested by the police for building a memorial for his son, the family members claimed.

Vivek Agnihotri has criticised Richa Chadha's tweet on the Galwan Valley clash. Here's what he said.

A day after Richa Chadha's Galwan tweet, Kay Kay Menon has responded to the post. Here's what he said.

Col Santosh Babu, a commanding officer of the 16 Bihar regiment, was among 20 Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in the fierce hand-to-hand combat on June 15, 2020, in the Galwan Valley

By playing the June 15, 2020 Galwan clash clip at the opening of 20th Congress of Chinese Communist Party, the Xi Jinping regime has identified India as an enemy before the Han people and this will have serious repercussions on the bilateral relationship.

Chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao had announced to extend support to the families of 19 jawans martyred in the Galwan Valley clashes in 2020. The Telangana government had earlier extended support to Colonel Santosh Babu, belonging to Telangana, who was martyred in the clashes.

Had Col Santosh Babu and his braves not retaliated to the PLA on patrolling point 14 in Galwan sector on June 15, 2020, the Chinese Army would have established an observation post monitoring Indian Army activities on DS-DBO road, a lifeline to highly sensitive DBO sector.

Hindustan Times had reported on February 5 that Rekha Devi, 23, was set to pursue an army career after clearing the Services Selection Board (SSB) interview to join the OTA.

While no less than 15 rounds of meetings between Indian and Chinese senior military commanders have taken place to restore April 2020 status quo ante on the unresolved border, the PLA is still forwardly located in the KongKa La area or what is defined as patrolling point 15 on the military map.

China has said for the first time that soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have disengaged in the Hot Spring area of Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.

Calling China's actions “shameful”, Senator Risch reaffirmed the United States' commitment to supporting Uyghur freedom and the sovereignty of India.

The desolate cemetery was designated a Communist Party of China (CPC) “education base” in September, and large-scale renovation work is currently ongoing.

Colonel B Santosh Babu, 37, was on Tuesday posthumously awarded Maha Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Babu’s widow, B Santoshi, and mother, B Manjula, received the award

“Colonel Bikumalla Santosh Babu displayed exemplary leadership and astute professionalism. He showed conspicuous bravery in the face of enemy and made supreme sacrifice for the nation,” a government document stated.

The Indian Army has rebutted claims made in an article about clashes taking place in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh. It said that ever since the disengagement agreement in February this year, there has been no attempt by either side to occupy the areas from where the disengagement had been undertaken.

Gandhi also contended that the disengagement agreement with China has only worked entirely to India’s disadvantage.

Xinjiang was finally thrust into the limelight after India refused to back down against Chinese territorial aggression in the areas of Galwan and Lake Pangong in 2020.

38-year-old Qiu Ziming was charged for comments that prosecutors in the eastern city of Nanjing said, "distorted facts, defamed five soldiers who defended the Chinese border, and have led to severely negative social impacts".

The Army chief also said that India's engagements with China should continue as they have in the past and said that nobody wants an unsettled border, reported news agency ANI.

The Nanjing Bureau of Public Security said on Saturday that Qiu Ziming, 38, was charged with "picking quarrels and provoking trouble", a vague crime that carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.

Both Rijiju and Singh praised the army captain for his bravery. Captain Rangnamei hails from Senapati district in Manipur.

India and China witnessed a prolonged border row that erupted in May last year and after their troops clashed in June in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley.

The Army shared pictures of tanks and convoys of light armored vehicles moving with soldiers and equipment towards the rear areas as part of the disengagement process.

The President also assured the country by saying extra Forces have been deployed at Line of Actual Control (LAC) for protection of India's sovereignty.

In a statement issued on Monday, the veterans said the armed forces can be “casually undermined by irresponsible leaders” only at a grave to national security.

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