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Senior military officials from both sides met for several hours on Monday in an attempt to reduce tensions in the Ladakh region.
Though China has not revealed its casualty figure, there were reports that a commanding officer of the Chinese army was among those killed in the clashes.
The government has also granted the three services additional financial powers of up to Rs 500 crore per procurement project to buy ammunition and weapons in view of the tense border standoff with China.
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Surprise is a Chinese characteristic in most of its actions, but the latest border skirmish was a real bolt from the blue because it came in the midst of COVID-19, when nations should be working together to avert an existential threat to mankind.
India has changed the Rules of Engagement (RoE) across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) after a barbaric attack was carried out by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops on Indian soldiers in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh, killing 20 Indian soldiers.
It was meticulous planning and precise execution that helped Air Marshal S R K Nair (Retd) and his team achieve this 3024 nautical mile flight under trying navigational conditions.
Ten Indian Army personnel including two Majors were released by the Chinese military on Thursday evening following three days of negotiations, people familiar with the development said. There is however no official word on the matter.
On Tuesday, Indian Army stated that 20 of their men, including officers, were killed in an unprecedented violent clash with the PLA troops at Galwan.
The trigger for the face-off was China's stiff opposition to India laying a key road in the Finger area around the Pangong Tso Lake besides construction of another road connecting the Darbuk-Shayok-Daulat Beg Oldie road in Galwan Valley.