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The attack on the government came days after Indian Army personnel clashed with Chinese soldiers in the Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh.
Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that India has taken note of the US Department of Defense report to the US Congress.
Chinese state-controlled media forcefully asserted China's intent to refuse any territorial concessions demanded by India.
The 2003 ceasefire agreement was observed without any violations only in one area - Siachen. For 18 years, both Armies have not resorted to any serious military provocations.
India is going ahead with the tunnels project by dismissing China's demand that construction activities along the border areas should be halted.
The soldier, a corporal, is being questioned to establish whether he was on an espionage mission.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi are in Moscow to attend a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting.
On Monday, the Indian Army said the Chinese military carried out "provocative military movements" to "unilaterally" change the status quo on the southern bank of Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh on the intervening night of August 29 and 30 but the attempt was thwarted by the Indian troops.
This is the prime minister's sixth address to the nation since the outbreak of the pandemic and the first after the bitter standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in Ladakh.
The stand of the Communist parties comes under the spotlight whenever a conflict between India and China arises. Now, given the heightened tensions between the two countries, what is the position of the CPI? Party general secretary D Raja explains.