U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China.

French President Emmanuel Macron warned the U.S. and Indo-Pacific nations of a potential double standard if they concentrate on a potential conflict with China and abandon Ukraine.

Your spirit is what takes you to the top.” Among the countless roads Boral has travelled, one memory stands out vividly — a rough, 56km stretch from Badrinath to Mana, near the China border. “The ...

In February 2025, China expanded its influence in the Indo-Pacific through diplomatic outreach, infrastructure investment, and coordinated security efforts—hosting delegations, deepening ...

Avalanches in the Himalayan States, like the one in Mana, which is among the last outposts in Indian territory and close to the border with China, are not uncommon. Villagers here have ...

Addressing a public rally in Harsil, Prime Minister Modi said, “People might know that when China attacked India in 1962, these two villages of ours were evacuated. People may have forgotten, but we ...

Rescue teams from the Indian Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police dug out 46 people in an operation that lasted 60 hours in freezing temperatures. A further eight people were killed in the disaster.

The massive avalanche hit the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp between Mana and Mana Pass between 5:30am and 6am on Friday, burying workers inside eight containers and a shed.

— Mana, a tourist attraction that was earlier called the “last village of India” and is now referred to as the “first Indian village” before the China border, is one of the few villages in the ...

The BRO has been constructing roads in Mana near the Indo-China border, and workers would clear snow, tar the road, and operate machines to make the roads accessible for the forces stationed there.

Fifty-seven workers were initially trapped after an avalanche hit Mana village in Chamoli district near the India-China border. Authorities said rescue teams have pulled out 32 workers so far.