Category: Borders
Mauritius PM Calls for Review of Chagos Islands Deal
Navin Rangoolam, the newly inaugurated Prime Minister of Mauritius, said he wants an independent review of a draft agreement with the United Kingdom about control of the Chagos Islands. The agreement returns the sovereignty of the small Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius, ...
Myanmar Rebel Army Willing to Talk with Junta Amid Pressure from China
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA,) one of a coalition of ethnic minority armies fighting Myanmar’s ruling military junta, signaled it wants to start peace talks. The Shan state-based militia announced its willingness to enter negotiations in a statement on Monday. Two ...
India, China Move Quickly to Pull Back Forces From Border
India and China are moving quickly to disengage their forces from three key sectors along their contentious border known as the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Satellite photos released late last week revealed that Chinese troops removed encampments and other structures ...
Satellite Image Sparks Rumors of New Chinese Settlement Along Indian Border
Indian media outlets are speculating that China built a new settlement about 38 kilometers from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) the country's border with China. The purported settlement is on the northern shore of Pangong Tso Lake, the site of ...
China Announces Major Pullback of Forces Along Disputed Border With India
There's been a major breakthrough in the once seemingly intractable border standoff between India and China along their highly contested frontier in the Himalayas. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday confirmed that PLA forces have withdrawn from four sectors ...
Modi Calls for Stable Ties With China and End to Border Dispute
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sat down for an interview with the U.S. news outlet Newsweek and made conciliatory remarks on China, calling for stable ties and a resolution of the long-running border dispute between the two countries. Yet while Modi ...
Border Tensions Between China and India Flare Anew Following Naming Controversy
India's External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, scoffed at the release of a list of 30 locations recently re-named by Chinese authorities in the disputed Himalayan region known as Zangnan in China and Arunachal Pradesh in India. China's Ministry of Civil Affairs published an ...