India-China standoff live updates: Army chief briefs Rajnath on eastern Ladakh situation

Deceptive acts of China being condemned world over: Gajendra Shekhawat

Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday said deceptive acts of China are being condemned all over the world. The people of India have the ability to give a befitting reply to China within two minutes, he said. The boycott of Chinese goods has started on its own, Shekhawat said in a statement. The Union minister addressed a virtual rally with public representatives and local body leaders on Friday.

The only way to resolve the current military standoff along the LAC in eastern Ladakh was for Beijing to realise that trying to "change the status quo by resorting to force or coercion, is not the right way forward,” India's ambassador to China Vikram Misri said. Asserting that actions taken by the Chinese forces on the ground have damaged "considerable trust" in the bilateral relationship, the Indian ambassador added that it was entirely the responsibility of the Chinese side to take a careful view of the relations and to decide which direction the ties should move.

A demonstration was staged against China outside Chinese Consulate in Chicago, earlier today

A protester said, "They're stealing American jobs, threatening several countries including Vietnam, Taiwan, Singapore&India. They're trying to flex their muscles & intimidate everyone."

Pune village passes resolution to ban sale, purchase of Chinese products

A village in Pune district, Kondhve-Dhavade, has passed a resolution to ban sale and purchase of Chinese products in the village from July 1. The resolution was passed by the members of Gram panchayat in their annual meeting earlier. It was further decided that no shop owner would sell the Chinese products and the same applies to villagers while purchasing it. The gram panchayat officials have released a circular for the same which is being distributed among shop owners across the village.

It is entirely China's responsibility to take a careful view of bilateral ties, decide which direction to move forward: Indian envoy Misri

India hopes China will realise its responsibility in de-escalation and disengaging by moving back to its side of LAC: Indian envoy to China

China has to stop the practice of transgressing and trying to erect structures on the Indian side of the LAC: Indian envoy to China

India has always carried activities on the Indian side of the LAC: Vikram Misri, Indian envoy to China

China should stop creating obstructions and hindrances in normal patrolling of Indian troops: Indian envoy to China

Maintaining peace and tranquillity on the border is sine qua non for progress in the rest of bilateral relationship: Indian envoy to China

China's attempt to alter status quo on ground can have 'ripples and repercussions' in broader bilateral relationship: Indian envoy Misri

Only way to resolve military standoff along LAC is for China to stop erecting new structures: Vikram Misri, Indian envoy to China

India needs to counter China by identifying its strengths, says activist

Yana Mir, the editor-in-chief of The Real Kashmir News, said, "China has started using strategic encircling against India. It started giving money to India's neighbours like Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the name of development. Pakistan already is under Chinese debt and it has already been fighting a proxy war against India for a long time. Islamabad has always had poor diplomatic relations with India since beginning". Yana was reacting after the violent face-off between Indian and Chinese forces in the Galwan Valley area in Ladakh in which 20 Indian soldiers were martyred. Yana said, "China is using the money and is successful in creating differences between India and its neighbours. China is forcing these countries to change their foreign policy with the strength of money".

Why unarmed soldiers were sent to face Chinese soldiers, Priyanka Gandhi asks PM Modi

Priyanka Gandhi posted a video on Twitter, with the caption, "People of India want to know why you (PM) sent our unarmed soldiers to face Chinese soldiers. The land on which they lost their lives is our land; we will not let you give our land to China. PM Modi has to answer questions asked from you. #SpeakUpForOurJawans"

ITBP DG S S Deswal says forces dedicated to protect integrity, sovereignty of India

China has occupied Indian land, PM's denial will benefit neighbouring country: Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said the central government cannot shirk its responsibility of securing our borders with China and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take the nation into confidence on the situation in Ladakh. In a video message put out as part of the Congress party's campaign to honour the Army personnel who sacrificed their lives in Ladakh, she asked why the country's soldiers were martyred when China has not captured any Indian territory, as claimed by the Prime Minister.

In the same week that Chinese and Indian soldiers engaged in a deadly brawl, one of China's submarines cruised through the waters near Japan, prompting a scramble of aircraft and ships to track its furtive movements. Chinese fighter jets and at least one bomber buzzed Taiwan's territorial airspace almost daily. With the world distracted by the coronavirus pandemic, China's military has encroached upon its neighbors' territories on several fronts throughout the spring and now into summer, flexing its military might in ways that have raised alarms across Asia and in Washington.

Army chief briefs Rajnath Singh over ground situation in Ladakh