Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today convened an all-party meeting on June 19 as the country witnesses the worst clash in decades on its disputed border with China causing huge casualties on both sides.
“In order to discuss the situation in the India-China border areas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for an all-party meeting at 5 PM on 19th June,” the Indian PMO said in a statement.
India’s premier PTI news agency, meanwhile, said the call for the all-party conference came as the premier last night held a meeting with the defence minister Rajnath Singh, home minister Amit Shah, foreign minister S Jaishankar, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and army chief General MM Naravane on the situation.
Quoting “officials” PTI said the Chinese army suffered 35 casualties during the clash with Indian troops in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley while the “officials” attributed the information to “US intelligence reports”.
New Delhi earlier acknowledged deaths of its 20 soldiers with defence minister Rajnath Singh mourning the loss of lives in the line of duty.
According to China’s state-run Xinhua, a Chinese military spokesperson said Tuesday the Indian side should strictly restrain their frontline troops and return to the correct track of dialogue and negotiations to resolve the differences.
He claimed that Indian troops crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and deliberately launched provocative attacks.BSS
