- 16 Jun 2020 10:12
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So after 1975, this is the first death at Indo-Chinese border. Just when things looked like were deescalating, it suddenly spiked up. What an year this is turning out to be.
Times Now News wrote:
Indian Army officer, two jawans killed in clash with China's PLA in Galwan Valley; 'casualties on both sides'
During the de-escalation process in Galwan Valley, a violent face-off took place last night with casualties in which an Indian Army Colonel and two Army jawans were killed.
Key Highlights
During de-escalation process in Galwan Valley, a violent face-off took place last night with casualties
The loss of lives on Indian side includes an officer and 2 soldiers
Senior military officials of the two sides are currently meeting at the venue to defuse the situation
New Delhi: An Indian Army Colonel and two Army jawans have been killed in action during a clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley, Ladakh.
"During the de-escalation process in Galwan Valley, a violent face-off took place last night with casualties. The loss of lives on the Indian side includes an officer & 2 soldiers. Senior military officials of the two sides are currently meeting at the venue to defuse the situation," the Indian Army said.
The Army has also said that casualties have been reported from the Chinese side.
China, on the other hand, has accused India of crossing border and 'attacking Chinese personnel' with Foreign Minister Wang Yi saying that both sides agreed to resolve the bilateral issues through dialogue to ease the border situation and maintain peace and tranquillity in border areas.
The Indian Army further said that senior military officials of India and China currently meeting to defuse the situation in Ladakh.
This comes after Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Saturday said that the entire situation along the borders with China is under control and the process of disengagement has started.
Senior military officials of India & China currently meeting to defuse the situation in Ladakh
Military-level talks between India and China were on for de-escalation in the Galwan region of eastern Ladakh with top army commanders from both sides meeting to resolve the face-off.
The fifth round of military-level talks took place even as the troop build-up continued on both sides, days after a slight retreat by both armies at the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Earlier, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a review meeting with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and the three Service Chiefs to understand the ground situation.
As per the sources, an Indian joint secretary-Chinese director-general level meet was planned this week.
India should not take unilateral actions or stir up trouble: Chinese foreign ministry
Meanwhile, when asked about Indian army reporting casualties in the clash with China, the Chinese foreign ministry said that India should not take unilateral actions or stir up trouble.
China has been running full-blown propaganda on its high altitude war preparations by sharing videos and photographs of its troops threatening India when both the countries were engaged in a de-escalation of tension.
Recently, Chinese state-run media outlet Global Times claimed that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had organised “a large-scale manoeuvre operation featuring thousands of paratroopers and armoured vehicles to the country's high-altitude northwestern region over a long distance from central China's Hubei province amid border tensions between China and India.”
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So after 1975, this is the first death at Indo-Chinese border. Just when things looked like were deescalating, it suddenly spiked up. What an year this is turning out to be.
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