China on June 17 claimed that the sovereignty of the Galwan Valley area in Ladakh “always belonged to it,” a day after the armies of the two countries were engaged in a violent face-off. However, Indian Army is firmly committed to protect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the nation.
The External Affairs Ministry on June 16 stated that the violent face-off between armies of India and China in eastern Ladakh was the result of an attempt by the Chinese side to unilaterally change the status quo in the region. The ministry stated both sides suffered casualties that could have been avoided had the agreement arrived earlier at the higher level been scrupulously followed by the Chinese side.
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Meanwhile, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian stated that, “On the situation at the China-India border both sides are having close communication with each other resolving this through diplomatic and military channels”, “The over all border situation is stable and controllable,” he told correspondents to a volley of questions.
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In order to discuss the situation in the India-China border areas, Prime Minister @narendramodi has called for an all-party meeting at 5 PM on 19th June. Presidents of various political parties would take part in this virtual meeting.
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 17, 2020
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’s associate spokesperson Eri Kaneko stated that, “We are concerned about reports of violence and deaths along the Line of Actual Control between India and China. We urge both sides to exercise maximum restraint. We take positive note of reports that the two countries are engaged in deescalating the situation.”
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Unfortunately, Twenty Indian Army personnel, including a Colonel, were killed in the clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley on June 15 night, the biggest military confrontation in over five decades that has significantly escalated the already volatile border standoff between the two countries.
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As per US Intelligence reports, 35 Chinese troops died, including one senior officer, in a fierce clash with the Indian Army. China has considered the casualties among its troops as a humiliation for its armed forces and has not confirmed the numbers for fear of embarrassment.
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Despite the same, A large number of Indian and Chinese troops have been engaged in an eyeball-to-eyeball situation in Galwan Valley and certain other areas of eastern Ladakh for the last five weeks, including in Pangong Tso, Galwan Valley, Demchok and Daulat Beg Oldie in eastern Ladakh.
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