Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s strong message to China
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in a strong message to China, said that if harmed, India will not spare anyone.
“I cannot say openly what they (Indian soldiers) did and what decisions we (the government) took. But I can definitely say that a message has gone (to China) that India will not spare anyone, if India is harmed. (Bharat ko agar koi chherega to Bharat chhorega nahi),” he said.
The Ladakh border standoff between the Indian and Chinese armies began in May 2020, following a violent clash in the Pangong lake area. The stand-off escalated after both troops clashed in the Galwan Valley on June 15, 2020, resulting in 20 Indian soldiers and an undisclosed number of Chinese troops being killed.
India and China have held 15 rounds of military talks till now to resolve the eastern Ladakh standoff due to which the two sides completed the disengagement process last year in the north and south banks of the Pangong lake and in the Gogra area.