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New Delhi:
The violent clashes with Chinese soldiers at Galwan valley in Ladakh has prompted the Indian Army to rethink its rules of engagement along the sensitive Line of Actual Control (LAC), people with direct knowledge of the matter told NDTV.
Twenty Indian soldiers were killed in a “violent face-off” with Chinese troops in Ladakh after they tried to “unilaterally change the status quo there”, the Army said in a statement on Tuesday. A Colonel and two jawans were among the soldiers killed in the face-off at Galwan Valley in Ladakh — the most serious escalation between the two countries along the border in five decades.
After the latest clash on Monday night – the deadliest along the LAC in decades – the Army is looking to revise its protocols on allowing Indian troops to effectively tackle Chinese forces. A decision on this is yet to be taken by the Army leadership, sources said.
In the violent clash at Galwan valley, both sides were armed with batons and sticks with nails. Reserves were called in by both sides on several occasions, say army sources. Several soldiers fell into the Galwan river during the fight. Extreme cold and hypothermia worsened the situation.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said on Tuesday the clash arose from “an attempt by the Chinese side to unilaterally change the status quo” on the border.
The United States, which has mounting frictions with China, but sees India as an emerging ally, said it was hoping for a “peaceful resolution”, and that it was monitoring the situation closely.
Here are the updates on India-China face-off In Ladakh:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today gave his condolences to the families of 20 soldiers who laid down their lives for India in a violent face-off with the Chinese army at Galwan valley in Ladakh.
“The loss of soldiers in Galwan is deeply disturbing and painful. Our soldiers displayed exemplary courage and valour in the line of duty and sacrificed their lives in the highest traditions of the Indian Army,” Mr Singh tweeted.
“The Nation will never forget their bravery and sacrifice. My heart goes out to the families of the fallen soldiers. The nation stand shoulder to shoulder with them in this difficult hour. We are proud of the bravery and courage of India’s breavehearts,” the Defence Minister said.
Colonel Santosh Babu, the army officer who died for the country on Monday night, was to be transferred to Hyderabad but the move was delayed by the coronavirus lockdown. He last spoke to his parents on Sunday, a day before he was killed in a violent face-off with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh.
Colonel Santosh Babu from Telangana and two jawans, Havildar Palani from Tamil Nadu and Sepoy Ojha from Jharkhand, were among 20 soldiers killed in the first fatal clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers since 1975.
Twenty Indian soldiers were killed in a “violent face-off” with Chinese troops in Ladakh after they tried to “unilaterally change the status quo there”, the Army said in a statement on Tuesday. A Colonel and two jawans were among the soldiers killed in the face-off at Galwan Valley in Ladakh — the most serious escalation between the two countries along the border in five decades.
News agency ANI, quoting sources, had confirmed 43 Chinese soldiers have been killed or seriously injured because of intercepts, though the army’s statement did not refer to this.
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