KW: Was anyone expecting this? Shishir Upadhyaya, a former Indian naval intelligence officer. and a contributor to Jane’s Defence Weekly and Jane’s Navy International, and author of ‘India’s maritime strategy; balancing regional ambitions and China.’ Writes: The last time someone died in Sino-Indian clashes along the border it was WAR. In a sudden escalation of the ongoing India-China border standoff, soldiers from both sides have been killed. Such confrontations are not uncommon, but lives have not been lost since the 1960s – when the two nations fought a war.
Multiple soldiers of the Indian Army and, reportedly, from China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) were killed and several others injured in the ongoing border clashes in Eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley region, which broke out in May at several locations along the 3,500-km Line of Actual Control (LAC) – the de facto Sino-Indian boundary line. Reportedly, there were no bullets fired but the troops engaged in medieval-style stone pelting and hand-to-hand combat.
At least 20 Indian Army soldiers have died in clashes with the Chinese forces over Galwan Valley, a disputed region north of Kashmir claimed by both Beijing and New Delhi. Beijing has not confirmed any reports of its casualties.
Source: 20 Indian soldiers killed in clash with Chinese troops in border area, army says — RT World News