"Why is that the PM silent? Why is he hiding? Enough is enough. we'd like to understand what went on. How dare China kill our soldiers? How dare they take our land?
At least 20 Indian soldiers were killed within the Galway Valley in Ladakh after a "violent face-off" ensued on Monday night, reported Indian media on Tuesday, quoting the military.
According to ANI, each side 'disengaged' after 17 Indian troops were injured. The injured troops "exposed to sub-zero temperatures within the high altitude terrain have succumbed to their injuries", ANI had said. This brought the price, from the sooner reported three to twenty.
PM Modi has thus far kept mum over the incident, resulting in anger and dissent within India and calls from opposition parties urging the BJP government to require the state into confidence on what happened within the disputed area.
Beijing accuses India of crossing border, 'attacking personnel'
China, in response to India's statement, accused Indian troops of crossing a disputed border between the 2 countries, reported AFP.
Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian blamed Indian troops crossed the borderline twice on Monday, "provoking and attacking Chinese personnel, leading to a significant physical confrontation between border forces on the 2 sides".
Beijing has lodged "strong protests and solemn representations" to Delhi, he said.
"We once more solemnly ask the Indian side to follow our consensus, strictly regulate its front-line troops and don't cross the road, don't fire up troubles or make unilateral moves which will complicate matters," Press Trust of India quoted Lijian as saying.
He added, "China and therefore the Indian side agreed to resolve the bilateral issues through dialogue to ease the border situation and maintain peace and tranquility in border areas."
‘Chinese side also suffered casualties in clash’
Editor-in-chief of the Chinese publication Global Times had taken to Twitter and revealed that the Chinese side also suffered casualties within the Galway Valley clash.
“Based on what I do know, the Chinese side also suffered casualties within the Galway Valley physical clash. I would like to inform the Indian side, don’t be arrogant, and misread China’s restraint as being weak. China doesn’t want to possess a clash with India, but we don’t fear it,
Pakistan closely monitoring India's situation with China: Qureshi
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said in response to the border clash between the world's two most populous countries that Pakistan was "closely monitoring" things.
Speaking on the Geo news show "Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath", Qureshi said the responsibility of the escalation at the disputed Ladakh region — at the road of Actual Control (LAC) with China — lay squarely with India, which "should not have constructed roads" there.
Qureshi said the longstanding conflict between the 2 neighboring nations has seen war in 1962 and while India overstepped again earlier today, "China used existing mechanisms to resolve things through talks and strategy".
"India continued on and tried to flex its muscles; it first got a clear beating and now 20 of its troops are killed," the secretary of state had said. That number, he warned, could rise also, given the concerning situation.
Terming its behavior as a hampering of strategic regional ties, he said India was martyring Kashmiris by firing across the road of Control (LoC), has locked horns with China at the LAC, has started a conflict with Nepal, used the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and upset Bangladesh by calling its citizens "termites", and has issues with Sri Lanka.
People were interested in India's policy, he added, noting that the country "has become isolated".
Qureshi said India made the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) forum dysfunctional and there was no neighboring country with which it had good relations.
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