All you need to know about India-China stand-off in Ladakh
Business StandardStarting in the third week of April, over 5,000 Chinese soldiers have intruded at five points in India's Ladakh. On May 5th around 250 soldiers of Indian and Chinese army personnel were engaged in a face-off along the northern bank of the Pangong Lake and even resorted to stone-pelting. The Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria admitted in an interview this week that there was Chinese helicopter activity in the area, but claimed that the IAF was taking “necessary action”. High-level Indian and Chinese military commanders met at designated points along the LAC on May 22 and May 23 to defuse the current situation in Eastern Ladakh. The meeting came hours after the Indian Army briefed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh about the situation in Pangong Tso lake, Galwan Valley, where Indian and Chinese troops have engaged in aggressive posturing for 21 days now.