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The Indian army says none of its soldiers is missing following the “violent face-off” with Chinese troops, according to a report by India’s NDTV network.
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Indian and Chinese army officers are reportedly holding talks to end the deadly standoff in the Himalayan region of Ladakh.
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India is holding funerals for the 20 soldiers killed in the brawl with Chinese troops on Monday, the deadliest in decades.
- The border tension with China has become Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s most serious foreign policy challenge since he took power in 2014.
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In the days leading up to the most violent border clash between India and China in decades, China brought in pieces of machinery, cut a trail into a Himalayan mountainside and may have even dammed a river, satellite pictures suggest.
The images, shot on Tuesday, a day after soldiers engaged in hand-to-hand combat in the freezing Galwan Valley, show an increase in activity from a week earlier.
The satellite pictures, taken by Earth-imaging company Planet Labs and obtained by Reuters news agency, show signs of altering the landscape of the valley through widening tracks, moving earth and making river crossings, one expert said.
The images shows machinery along the bald mountains and in the Galwan River.
56 wounded Indian soldiers can return to work in a week: Report
The 76 Indian soldiers wounded in a clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley are all in stable condition, sources told NDTV.
Of the wounded, 56 have been cleared to return to work in a week, according to NDTV. Twenty Indian soldiers were killed in the clash.
16:30 GMT – Third round of military talks make headway: Indian media
Talks between Chinese and Indian generals in the Galwan Valley have made headway, sources told the Indian Express without elaborating.
Thursday’s meeting was the third since deadly clashes late Monday into early Tuesday left 20 Indian soldiers dead. The newspaper reported that the talks have not yet lead to de-escalation at several face-off points along the border.
A fourth meeting is planned for Friday.
AFP
