Prime Minister Narendra Modi suddenly reached Leh on Friday, 18 days after the Galvan clash. Here he met Army, Airforce, and ITBP personnel. During this time he will also meet the wounded soldiers admitted to the Military Hospital. He was accompanied by Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat. Let me tell you, the recent tension between India and China started on 5 May. India was building a road near Pangong Tso Lake in North Sikkim. China opposed it. The soldiers of both countries clashed. The growing matter from here reached Ladakh. The Chinese army set up tents in the Finger Area and Galvan Valley in eastern Ladakh. India asked to remove them. On 15 June, there was a clash of soldiers. 20 soldiers of India were martyred. It is claimed that 43 Chinese soldiers were also killed. However, he did not confirm this. In such a situation, today we know what major developments have taken place in this case since June 15.
15 June: Military skirmishes, 20 soldiers martyred.
On June 6, in a conversation between the commanders of India and China, it was decided that the soldiers of the two countries would return to the old positions. On the night of 15 June, India Colonel Santosh Babu went with the soldiers to see if the Chinese troops returned as per the agreement. Chinese soldiers were present there. Babu opposed this. During this time, Chinese soldiers attacked under the plot. Our 20 soldiers were martyred. The Government of India accepted this. Modi said - Soldiers died while beating.
17 June: Air Force chief arrives in Leh, deployment of Sukhoi-30 MKI, Mirage 2000 and Jaguar fighter aircraft
Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria visited Leh on 17 June and Srinagar Airbase on 18 June. Both these airbases are near the eastern Ladakh region. He said- the Air Force is ready to deal with any threat. The Air Force deployed Sukhoi-30 MKI, Mirage 2000 and Jaguar Fighter aircraft to the forward base. Also deployed aircraft such as Apache and Chinook.
June 18: Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke for the first time
After the skirmish, India's foreign minister Wang Yi called Indian foreign minister Jaishankar, looking at India's attitude. Not long after this, Jaishankar said that China is responsible for everything in Galvan. He took this step thoughtfully. Major General level talks between the two countries started on the same day. An alert was declared in Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.
June 21: Important change in strategy
Amid growing tension in Ladakh, the Ministry of Defense gave an important order. It said that the field commanders posted at the forward posts can approve the use of weapons to their soldiers given the situation. This was so special that in the two-kilometer area on the LAC, India, and China cannot use weapons (gun or firearms) under the agreement.
24 June: Army Chief arrives in Ladakh
The round of meetings was going on in India. Meanwhile, Army Chief General MM Narwane arrived in Ladakh after meeting the Defense Minister. Here he met wounded soldiers in Leh. After that, he reviewed the forward posts with the military commanders present there. Returned to Delhi Informed the Minister of Defense, CDS Bipin Rawat. On this day, CDS Rawat took a meeting of the presidents of the three armies.
26 June: America's big statement
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States is shifting its troops given China's threat in India and Southeast Asia. A large number of our troops from Europe will now be stationed in Asia. One of the main reasons for this is the violent clash between the soldiers of India and China. Pompeo said - we are reducing the number of our troops in Europe. China refused to comment on the US statement.
June 29: General VK Singh revealed
Union Minister General (retd) VK Singh gave a new revelation on the violent clash between soldiers of India and China on 15 June in the Galvan Valley. Said, "The reason for the violent clash was the fire in a tent of the Chinese army. It is difficult to say anything about how this happened. The incident occurred around Petroling Point 14. On the evening of 15 June, our soldiers went there to see if the Chinese army returned. Indian soldiers attacked China. "
June 30: China banned 59 apps
The Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps. This list includes apps like TikTok, UC Browser, Helo, and ShareIt. The government said 'these Chinese apps' servers exist outside India. Through them, users' data was being stolen. They also threatened the security and unity of the country. For this reason, it was decided to ban them. China said 'this step of India is wrong. We will not ban anything on it. '
02 July: Global Times claims
China's official newspaper Global Times claimed that India and China would reduce their troops in separate batches to reduce tensions. India did not react to this.
Let me tell you, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Neemu's forward post on Friday. Senior officials here informed him of the occasion. PM Modi also interacted directly with the officers of Army, Air Force. Earlier, only CDS Bipin Rawat was supposed to come on this tour, but PM Modi himself arrived and surprised everyone. Apart from CDS Bipin Rawat along with PM Modi, Army Chief MM Narwane is also present in Leh. In the last two months, there have been many talks with China at the military and diplomatic levels, which have tried to calm the atmosphere. However, it still has
No concrete decision has been reached until now.