External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will attend a virtual conference of the Russia-India-China trilateral on June 23 which is being held in the backdrop of a violent border clash between Chinese and Indian troops in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh.
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that the troops of the Indian Army were carrying arms during the face-off at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Galwan Valley on Monday night. Jaishankar was responding to a tweet by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi questioning as to why were the Indian soldiers unarmed.
Amid heightened tension between the two countries, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying has blamed the Indian Army for provoking the clashes in the Galwan Valley.
In a bid to resolve the ongoing crisis in the Galwan Valley region of Ladakh, Major General level talks have begun between the Indian Army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). From the Indian Army, Major General Abhijeet Bapat of the Trishul Div will be speaking to his Chinese counterpart.
A wreath-laying ceremony was held in Ladakh’s capital Leh for the Indian Army soldiers, who were martyred in the line of duty in Galwan Valley clash. While the Commanding Officer of 16 Bihar Regiment, Colonel Bikumalla Santosh Babu, and two jawans were martyred on the night of June 15 itself, 17 others later succumbed to their injuries sustained in the clash that took place in sub-zero temperature on the hilly terrain.
The clash in Galwan Valley on Monday night is the biggest confrontation between the two militaries after their 1967 clashes in Nathu La in 1967 when India lost around 80 soldiers while over 300 Chinese army personnel were killed.
Mortal remains of slain Army jawan Sunil Kumar brought to his residence in Patna on June 18.
Wreath laying ceremony of Havildar K Palani, who lost his life in Galwan Valley clash, was performed at the Madurai Airport on June 17.
Mortal remains of Colonel Santosh Babu, Commanding Officer of the 16 Bihar regiment was brought to his residence in Suryapet late night of 17th June.
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Wednesday said that traders have taken a firm pledge to support CAIT's national movement to boycott Chinese products and promote Indian goods.
Twenty Indian Army personnel, including a commanding officer (CO), 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.
A wave of grief swept across the country as the mortal remains of the soldiers who laid down their lives fighting the Chinese Army in Galwan Valley in Ladakh were taken to their native places on Wednesday.
A painter from Moradabad paid tribute to fallen soldiers who lost their lives in clash with China's PLA in Galwan valley.
While interacting with the chief ministers of 15 states and Union Territories (UTs) via video conferencing in the national capital on June 17.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on June 17 paid tribute to soldiers who lost their lives during face of with China in Galwan valley.
After Indian Army's "violent face-off" with Chinese troops at Galwan Valley in which a colonel and soldiers lost their lives, people in most parts of the country came on roads and protested against China.
"Today when there's anger in the country regarding this incident then PM should come forward & tell the truth to the country that how did China occupy our land and why did our 20 soldiers lose their lives? " She asked.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lijian Zhao on June 17 said that the sovereignty of the Galwan Valley area has always belonged to China and the Indian border troops seriously violated Chinese border protocols on border-related issues.
A group of ex-armymen gathered near the Chinese embassy here on Wednesday to protest against the killing of 20 Indian Army personnel in a violent clash with Chinese troops in Ladakh's Galwan Valley
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on June 17 targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked him to tell the nation about what went wrong in Galwan Valley.
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