No Indian soldier is missing in action following Monday's clash with Chinese troops, a report citing army sources says.
The Indian army says none of its soldiers is missing following the "violent face-off" with Chinese troops, consistent with a report by India's NDTV network.
Indian and Chinese army officers are reportedly holding talks to finish the deadly standoff within the Himalayan region of Ladakh.
India is holding funerals for the 20 soldiers killed within the brawl with Chinese troops on Monday, the deadliest in decades.
The border tension with China has become Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's most serious policy challenge since he took power in 2014.
Here are the newest updates:
20:00 GMT - Nepalese officials carefully watch India-China border dispute: Report
Officials in Nepal, which is currently involved in its border row with India within the Kalapani region, are closely watching developments within the border standoff between India and China, consistent with a report.Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali told the Kathmandu Post that Nepal was watching the developments closely, adding “The events shouldn't have a spillover effect on the region.”
Mrigendra Bahadur Karki, executive of the middle for Nepal and Asian Studies, a think-tank at Tribhuvan University told the newspaper that within the wake of the conflict, India is probably going to be softer with Nepal within the border dispute between the 2 countries.
The dispute stems from the recently-inaugurated 80-kilometer (50-mile) Lipulekh road, which can function the shortest route between New Delhi and Kailash-Mansarovar, a revered Hindu pilgrimage site within the Tibetan plateau. Nepal alleges the road passes over its territory without permission.
18:30 GMT - Satellite images show Chinese activity at the border before the clash
In the days leading up to the foremost violent border clash between India and China in decades, China brought in pieces of machinery, cut a trail into a Himalayan mountainside, and should have even dammed a river, satellite pictures suggest.The images, shot on Tuesday, each day after soldiers engaged in hand-to-hand combat within the freezing Galwan Valley, show a rise in activity from every week earlier.
The satellite pictures, taken by Earth-imaging company Planet Labs and obtained by Reuters press agency, show signs of altering the landscape of the valley through widening tracks, moving earth, and making river crossings, one expert said.
The images show machinery along the bald mountains and within the Galway River.
17:40 GMT - 56 wounded Indian soldiers can return to figure during a week: Report
The 76 Indian soldiers wounded during a clash with Chinese troops within the Galway Valley are beat the stable condition, sources told NDTV.Of the wounded, 56 are cleared to return to figure for a week, consistent with NDTV. Twenty Indian soldiers were killed within the clash.
16:30 GMT - Third round of military talks make headway: Indian media
Talks between Chinese and Indian generals within the Galway Valley have made headway, sources told the Indian Express without elaborating.Thursday's meeting was the third since deadly clashes late Monday into early Tuesday left 20 Indian soldiers dead. The newspaper reported that the talks haven't yet cause de-escalation at several face-off points along the border.
A fourth meeting is planned for Friday.
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