India-China Border News Live Updates: All-party meeting underway at PM Modi's residence, 20 parties attend
India China standoff 2020 Live: Expressing concern over the killing of Indian soldiers, the Ram Mandir trust has put on hold its plan to begin the construction of the temple in Ayodhya.
India China Border Tension Live Updates: Twenty Indian Army personnel were killed in a face-off in Ladakh's Galwan Valley on the night of June 15-16, the Army. Four more Indian soldiers who were in critical condition, are now stable. Amid the Indo-China border standoff, the Ram Mandir trust has put on hold its plan to begin the construction of the temple in Ayodhya. Expressing concern over the killing of Indian soldiers, the trust which has been charged with the construction of the temple after the historic Supreme Court verdict last year, said a new date will be decided soon.
Meanwhile, China has not denied claims that there were casualties on its side too. In a brief statement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India wants peace, but is capable of giving a befitting reply if instigated. He has called an all-party meet on June 19 to discuss the situation.
The Army has rushed in additional troops to all sensitive areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh. Indian Air Force (IAF) fighters have been moved to forward bases as a precautionary measure, reports suggest. Catch the LIVE updates here:
India-China Border News LIVE | All-party virtual meeting chaired by PM Modi to discuss India-China border situation, underway at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg; 20 parties attend the meeting.
India-China Border News LIVE | PM Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, FM Sitharaman, EAM and leaders of different political parties who are present in the all-party meeting via video-conferencing, pay tribute to soldiers who lost their lives in Galwan Valley clash.
India-China Border News LIVE | Presidents of various political parties, including the BJP, Congress, TMC, AIADMK, DMK, TRS, JD(U), BJD, LJP, BSP, SP, Shiv Sena and NCP among others, are taking part in the virtual all-party meeting, being chaired by PM Modi.
India-China Border News LIVE | The all-party meeting, which is underway, came against the backdrop of demands by the Opposition seeking details of the violent standoff. However, certain parties, including the Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Laly Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Asadussin Owaisi's AIMIM, have not been invited for the meeting.
India-China Border News LIVE | The all-party meeting chaired by PM Modi, along with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah has begun, CNN News18 has reported.
People from Northeast protest against China
A group of people from Northeast India protested against China in southwest Delhi on Friday over the killing of 20 Indian soldiers in a violent border clash in eastern Ladakh's Galwan Valley.
Around 20 members of Voice of Northeast, an organisation working for the people of the region, staged the protest at Teen Murti Marg.
They shouted slogans against China and left after 15 minutes. They had masks and maintained social distancing. No one was detained, a senior police official told PTI.