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India and China will, for now, continue to hold further talks at to resolve the ongoing standoff in eastern Ladakh after the meet between commanders of both armies on June 6 yielded no immediate results. Top commanders of India and China met at Maldo on the Chinese side, opposite Chushul.

Efforts are being made both at military and diplomatic levels to resolve the issue in eastern Ladakh where both Indian and Chinese troops have engaged in military buildup along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), sources said.
A future date for further military talks will be announced as soon as both sides deliberate and decide, added sources.

India and China have agreed to “peacefully resolve the situation in the border areas in accordance with various bilateral agreements”, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Sunday. The statement was made a day after the much-talked about military meet where India was represented by 14 Corps Commander Lt General Harinder Singh.

The talks were requested by India and were held at the Border Personnel Meeting Point in Maldo on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh.

“It took place in a cordial and positive atmosphere. Both sides agreed to peacefully resolve the situation in the border areas in accordance with various bilateral agreements,” the MEA maintained.

For the fifth day in a row, India recorded a spike of over 9,000 in the number of new novel coronavirus infections reported from across the country. As of June 7, India has 2,46,628 confirmed cases, including 1,20,406 active cases, 1,19,293 recoveries and 6,929 casualties as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s Covid-19 bulletin on Sunday morning.

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra, the Indian state with the most cases, crossed that of China on Sunday with a tally of 85,975. Maharashtra’s Health Department reported 3,007 new cases on June 7.

Even as confirmed cases continue to rise rapidly, shopping malls and places of worship are gearing up to reopen from Monday while abiding by SOPs part of the Ministry of Home Affairs’ “Unlock-1” notification. This is part of the Government of India’s three-phased plan to gradually reverse the nationwide lockdown first enforced on March 25 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

86% cases in Tamil Nadu asymptomatic

Second only to Maharashtra in infections, Tamil Nadu on Sunday reported 1,515 new cases of Covid-19. The state’s tally now stands at 31,667. This figure is inclusive of 14,396 active cases, 16,999 recoveries and 269 casualties.

Chief Minister K Palaniswami said on Sunday that 86 per cent of Tamil Nadu’s Covid-19 cases have been found to be asymptomatic. Tamil Nadu has a lower mortality rate than any other Indian state and even some other countries, CM Palaniswami said, adding that the state’s recovery rate was the best in the country.

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