Morning Digest | China remains a formidable challenge, says Navy chief; EWS quota does not erode rights of backward classes, Centre tells SC, and more
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China remains a formidable challenge, says Navy chief
China remains a formidable challenge and has increased its presence not only along India’s land borders, but also in the maritime domain by leveraging anti-piracy operations to normalise its naval presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), Navy chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar said.
Speaking at a separate event, Army chief General Manoj Pande said there are still two friction points at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh that India and China need to move forward.
State Congress MLAs to reach Delhi if Ashok Gehlot files nomination: Rajasthan Minister after CM convenes late-night meeting
In the meeting, Mr. Gehlot told Congress MLAs that they will be asked to come to New Delhi if he decides to file his nomination for the party president election, said State Food and Civil Supplies Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas.
EWS quota does not erode rights of scheduled communities, OBCs: Centre tells Supreme Court
Attorney-General of India K. K. Venugopal, for the Centre, said the EWS quota was given independent of the already existing 50% reservation granted for the backward classes, that is, the scheduled communities and the OBCs.