The Pangong lake situated in the Himalayas 14,271 feet above sea level faced harsh consequences ver the last year as India and China engaged in a standoff in the Galwan Valley.
NEW DELHI: Indian Army on Sunday dismissed reports of any kind of face-off taking place in the Galwan Valley between the Army and China s People Liberation Army (PLA) in early May.
The Indian Army firmly asserted that there was no clash and also said that the sources claiming otherwise could be trying to derail the ongoing de-escalation process. A media report suggested a minor face-off between Indian and the Chinese troops in Galwan Valley. It is clarified that no such face-off has taken place between Indian and Chinese troops at Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh in the first week of May 2021 as reported, said the Indian Army.
The Pangong lake situated in the Himalayas 14,271 feet above sea level faced harsh consequences ver the last year as India and China engaged in a standoff in the Galwan Valley.
NEW DELHI: Indian Army on Sunday dismissed reports of any kind of face-off taking place in the Galwan Valley between the Army and China s People Liberation Army (PLA) in early May.
The Indian Army firmly asserted that there was no clash and also said that the sources claiming otherwise could be trying to derail the ongoing de-escalation process. A media report suggested a minor face-off between Indian and the Chinese troops in Galwan Valley. It is clarified that no such face-off has taken place between Indian and Chinese troops at Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh in the first week of May 2021 as reported, said the Indian Army.
Ladakh Standoff: China Deployed J-20 Stealth Fighters Against India In September 2020, Says US Defense Intelligence Agency Chief
by Swarajya Staff - May 3, 2021 07:50 AM
A J-20 stealth fighter at the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition.
Snapshot
In August 2020, India had preempted China by taking control of tactically advantageous heights on the Kailash Range
During the military standoff in eastern Ladakh, Chinaâs Peopleâs Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) had deployed its modern fighter jets, including J-20 stealth fighters, against India, Scott Berrier, a lieutenant general in the United States Army who serves as the Director of the US Defense Intelligence Agency, has said.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. File
| Photo Credit: PTI
Rahul Gandhi’s remarks come after reports that China has refused to pull back its troops from Hot Springs, Gogra and Depsang in eastern Ladakh. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on April 19 accused the government of jeopardising India’s national security, and termed its talks with China as “wasteful”.
“Chinese occupation of Gogra-Hot Springs and Depsang plains is a direct threat to India’s strategic interests including the DBO airstrip,” he said on Twitter “National security massively jeopardised by GOI’s wasteful talks. Our nation deserves better,” he said.
His remarks come after reports that China has refused to pull back its troops from Hot Springs, Gogra and Depsang in eastern Ladakh.