Galwan Valley face-off: Indian, Chinese military officials meet to defuse tension
Indian and Chinese officials have been meeting regularly to as part of a phased de-escalation strategy to ease tensions that had persisted since May 5.
Editorial Staff
Galwan Valley face-off: Indian, Chinese military officials meet to defuse tension
Indian and Chinese military officials met on Thursday morning to resolve the issues related to the violent face-off in Galwan Valley area in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.
The Major General-level officers met at Patrol Point 14, which witnessed the seven-hour-long clash on Monday night. A meeting was held on Wednesday too.
This is part of the efforts by both the countries to defuse the tense situation at the border.
Thursday’s meeting is seventh one between the military officials since the stand-off at the contested Line of Actual Control (LAC) last month and second since the Galwan Valley clash.
The clash began at around 7 pm on June 15 when an Indian Army squad of about 50 soldiers, led by Colonel Santosh Babu, reached a contested site near what is known as Patrol Point 14.
The soldiers were unarmed, as part of a protocol between the two sides.
The Chinese soldiers were supposed to have withdrawn from the location under a de-escalation plan discussed by senior commanders fro…
