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India’s new envoy to China presents credentials to Chinese foreign ministry

India’s new envoy to China presents credentials to Chinese foreign ministry

Beijing, India’s new envoy to China Vikram Doraiswami presented a copy of his credentials to Assistant Foreign Minister Hong Lei, the Indian embassy said on Friday. India’s new envoy to China presents credentials to Chinese foreign ministry Doraiswami’s appointment comes amid efforts by India and China to rebuild relations that came under severe strain following the military standoff in eastern Ladakh in April 2020, which stretched on for four years. Ambassador Doraiswami on Thursday presented a copy of his credentials to Assistant Foreign Minister and Director-General of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Hong Lei, in Beijing, the Indian Embassy said in a post on X. Doraiswami also took part in the commemoration ceremony of Operation Sindoor’s first anniversary held at the embassy on Thursday. “Gathered to salute the professionalism of our armed forces who displayed unparalleled courage, precision and resolve. The officials remembered the innocent victims of the dastardly Pahalgam terror attack and reiterated their resolve to fight terrorism in all its forms and manifestations,” the embassy said in …

No plans to shake up Agnipath model, say top govt officials | Latest News India

The government has no plans to shake up the controversial Agnipath recruitment model that cuts tenure of personnel below officer rank and offers them fewer service benefits as making any changes to the scheme will go against the grain of what it seeks to achieve, and endanger India’s security interests, top officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday. Agnipath was a major departure from the military’s decades-old recruitment system that was scrapped when the National Democratic Alliance government announced the new scheme in June 2022. (ANI) The recruitment model, a political hot button, was introduced two years ago with the stated objective of keeping the armed forces young and battle-ready. “The scheme is at the core of our strategy to counter China,” said one of the officials cited above, who asked not to be named. “The army needs young men to fight in those rugged mountains along the contested border. The average age of our infantry soldiers is 29 but we need them to be closer to 21.” Agnipath was a major departure from …