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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement on Indo-China border standoff in Rajya Sabha; Monsoon withdrawal likely from Rajasthan; BRICS nations NSAs’ virtual meeting; Twitter to start removing fake election tweets; First meeting of independent panel probing WHO’s pandemic response

1. An uneasy calm in between talks at Indo-China border

Putting the onus on India for maintaining peace along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said that “the responsibility for the recent Sino-Indian border incidents is not on the Chinese side”—after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement in parliament that China’s “violent” conduct was in “violation of all past agreements”. The Chinese statement comes even as militaries of India and China are yet to decide on a date for the sixth round of corps commander level talks, which will be the first…

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