Meeting of Indian and Chinese military leaders on June 6, says Rajnath
Date :03-Jun-2020
NEW DELHI ;
A “SIZEABLE number” of Chinese troops have moved into eastern Ladakh and India too has taken all necessary steps to deal with the situation, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday, referring to the nearly month-long high-altitude standoff between the two armies. Singh said, a meeting between senior Indian and Chinese military leaders has been scheduled for June 6 even as he asserted that India is not going to back off from its position.
“There has been a disagreement over it. A sizeable number of Chinese people have come there. India has done what it needs to do,” Singh said. Singh’s comments were seen as first official confirmation of presence of significant number of Chinese troops in the disputed areas which India maintains are on its side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de-facto border between the two countries. According to reports, significant numbers of Chinese troops have been camping in the Indian side of the LAC in Galwan Valley and Pangong Tso.
The Defence Minister said China should think about the issue seriously so that it can be resolved soon. “India does not hurt pride of any country and at the same time, it does not tolerate any attempt to hurt its own pride,” he said, taking about India’s long-held policy.