The Indian and Chinese militaries have been locked in a standoff since May 2020 and a full resolution of the border row has not yet been achieved though the two sides have disengaged from a number of friction points.
Asked whether he was hopeful of a positive outcome and an end to the nearly four-year face-off between the two militaries, Mr Singh shot back: "If there was no hope, then why to have talks." "They (the Chinese side) also have hope and that is why holding the talks," he said
The relations between India and China have been frozen except for trade ties ever since the eastern Ladakh border standoff erupted on May 5, 2020, following a violent clash in the Pangong Tso (lake) area
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk observed a 21-day fast in Leh, surviving on water and salt, seeking protections for the fragile ecology and the indigenous culture of Ladakh.
The announcement comes a day after Mehbooba Mufti's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president named her party's candidates for three seats of the Kashmir Valley, signalling a breakdown of seat-sharing talks with the INDIA bloc partners
Wangchuk said with the imposition of Section 144, curtailment of Internet and restrictions on movement, the UT administration had turned Leh “into a war-like zone with armed barricades” on roads.