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Jun 16, 2020 11:56 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
India-China border tension Highlights | 20 jawans killed in violent face-off at Galwan Valley: Indian Army
India-China Tension Highlights: A face-off at the Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh along the LAC had turned violent on the night of June 15-16, during the de-escalation process.
India-China Tension Latest NEWS: At least 20 jawans of the Indian Army were killed in action in a ‘violent face-off’ with Chinese troops on June 15. This happened during the de-escalation process in Ladakh's Galwan Valley. Senior military officials from India and China are reportedly trying to defuse the situation. An official statement from the Indian Army says that "a violent face-off took place yesterday night with casualties on both sides".
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has met Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, the three service chiefs and External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar and discussed developments in Eastern Ladakh. He is likely to discuss the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi too.Read More
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In new crisis for India, 20 soldiers killed in violent clash with Chinese Army in Galwan Valley
Twenty Indian Army personnel including a colonel were killed in a fierce clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night, the biggest military confrontation in over five decades that has significantly escalated the already volatile border standoff in the region.
The Army initially said on Tuesday that an officer and two soldiers were killed. But in a late evening statement it revised the figure to 20 saying 17 others who "were critically injured in the line of duty and exposed to sub-zero temperatures at the standoff location succumbed to their injuries."
Government sources said the Chinese side too suffered "proportionate casualties" but chose not to speculate on the number.
It is the biggest confrontation between the two militaries after their 1967 clashes in Nathu La when India lost around 80 soldiers while over 300 Chinese army personnel were killed in the confrontation.
The casualties take both sides into uncharted territory at a time when the government's attention is focused on fighting the COVID-19 crisis that appears to be ballooning by the day.
"Indian and Chinese troops have disengaged at the Galwan area where they had earlier clashed on the night of 15/16 June 2020, the Army statement said.
It did not say how the casualties occurred and did not mention any firefight between the two sides. Indian military sources said no firearms were used in the clashes and that most of the injuries were sustained following stone-pelting and use of rods by the Chinese side.
– PTI
India-China Border Tension LIVE Updates | Global Times (Chinese Media): China has lodged solemn representations against Indian troops who crossed the border and took provocative actions, which led to serious clashes on Monday. China urges the Indian side to strictly restrain its troops in accordance with the consensus reached between the countries, the Chinese Foreign Minister said.
Alert issued in Himachal Pradesh Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur districts
The Himachal Pradesh Police has issued an alert in Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur districts, which border China, in view of the violent clash between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh's Galwan Valley.
At least 20 soldiers of the Indian Army have reportdely died in the stand-off.
State police spokesperson Khushal Sharma said an alert and an advisory have been issued to Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti districts to take all precautionary measures to ensure security of local population and also to collect intelligence so as to plan the future course of action.
All state intelligence units have also been alerted in this regard, he added.
– PTI
India-China Border Tension LIVE Updates | UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres: We are concerned about reports of violence and deaths at Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China; [we] urge both sides to exercise maximum restraint. (PTI)
India-China Border Tension LIVE Updates | Indian Army: Indian and Chinese troops have disengaged at Galwan area where they had earlier clashed on the night of 15/16 June. 17 Indian troops, who were critically injured in the line of duty at stand-off location and exposed to sub-zero temperatures in the high altitude terrain, have succumbed to their injuries, taking the total that were killed in action to 20. Indian Army is firmly committed to protect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the nation. (ANI)
India-China Border Tension LIVE Updates | Increase in Chinese chopper activity observed across the LAC to airlift casualties suffered by them during face-off with Indian troops in Galwan valley, sources told news agency ANI.
At least 10 Army personnel killed in Ladakh face-off: Govt sources
At least 10 Indian Army personnel were killed in a violent clash with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh's Galwan Valley on Monday night, escalating the already volatile border standoff between the two sides, government sources said.
Multiple sources in government and military establishments confirmed to PTI that more than 10 Indian Army personnel were killed in the fierce clash at Galwan Valley last night that continued for several hours. The fatalities, the highest in decades, may go up further, they said.
The sources said the Chinese side also suffered "proportionate casualties" but chose not to speculate on the numbers.
Earlier in the day, the Indian Army said India lost an officer and two soldiers during the violent face-off, while there were casualties on the Chinese side as well.
– PTI
India-China Border Tension LIVE Updates | No exact numbers, but Chinese side also suffered casualties in Ladakh face-off, government sources have told news agency PTI.
India-China Border Tension LIVE Updates | Indian intercepts reveal that Chinese side suffered 43 casualties including dead and seriously injured in face-off in the Galwan valley, sources have told news agency ANI.
India-China Border Tension LIVE Updates | BREAKING: At least 10 Indian Army personnel killed in violent face-off in Ladakh's Galwan Valley, PTI is reporting.
There are other media outlets, who are reporting that the casualties may be higher, and that at least 20 jawans have lost their lives.
Moneycontrol could not independently confirm those figures.