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WASHINGTON: The US Congress has officially passed the $740 billion defence policy bill, which among other things include calling out Chinese aggression against India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
The US House of Representatives and the Senate on Tuesday passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included key components of Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi s resolution language urging the Chinese government to end its military aggression against India along the LAC.
China and India have been locked in a military standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh since May this year. Several rounds of talks between the two countries to resolve the standoff have not yielded any concrete outcome.
US Congress passes $740 million defence bill that calls out Chinese aggression against India at LAC The National Defense Authorisation Act included key components of Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi s resolution urging the Chinese government to end its military aggression against India The US Congress building in Washington, DC. AP
Washington: The US Congress has officially passed the $740 billion defence policy bill, which among other things include calling out Chinese aggression against India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
The US House of Representatives and the Senate on Tuesday passed the National Defense Authorisation Act (NDAA), which included key components of Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi s resolution language urging the Chinese government to end its military aggression against India along the LAC.
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