Fighters, warships moved to forward bases
Armed forces stock up war reserves in the wake of escalating conflict with China.
11:21 AM
Defence MInister holds a series of meetings
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holds meeting with 3 Service Chiefs (Army, Navy & Air Force) and the Chief of Defence Staff. He also spoke to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on the current situation: Sources
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11:17 AM
At high-level meeting in Delhi on Friday, India decided to decline Pangong talks until Galwan sorted
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Details from @manupubby:
- CO had gone to standoff point with 50 men to check if Chinese had retreated as promised
- Indian side proceeded to demolish and burn Chinese structures
- Chinese force in excess of 250 quickly assembled, outnumbered Indian sidehttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/over-20-soldiers-including-commanding-officer-killed-at-galwan-border-clash-with-china/articleshow/76410908.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst …
Over 20 soldiers, including Commanding Officer killed at Galwan border clash with China
The Army said that the soldiers – including the Commanding Officer of 16 Bihar regiment in charge of the area – died while a `de-escalation process was underway. Sources have told ET that this death...
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From @pranabsamanta:
- PLA moved request for Corps Commander-level meet on June 16 to talk Pangong
- At high-level meeting in Delhi Friday, decided to decline until Galwan sorted
- Chinese had moved back but refused to remove two semi-permanent structureshttps://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/armed-forces-to-stock-up-war-reserves/articleshow/76415783.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst …
Armed forces to stock up war reserves
While India has initiated dialogue to contain the conflict in Ladakh, sources said, the government did not want to leave anything to chance at this stage, especially after the violence on Monday...
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11:12 AM
Commanding Officer of the Chinese Unit among those killed: ANI
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Commanding Officer of the Chinese Unit involved in the face-off with Indian troops in the Galwan Valley among those killed: Sources confirm to ANI
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11:09 AM
China's Global Times' incendiary warning
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The arrogance and recklessness of the Indian side is the main reason for the consistent tensions along #chinaindiaborder. China does not and will not create conflicts, but it fears no conflicts either. https://bit.ly/2N0dVoR
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10:56 AM
Sources indicate that there were significant Chinese casualties
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The troops who were part of the face-off told about a significant number of Chinese casualties. Although it is difficult to specify the exact number of casualties both killed and wounded, the number is estimated to be much beyond 40: Sources https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1273122523362873346 …
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It is assessed that the Chinese suffered a significant number of casualties in the violent face off on the night of June 15-16: Sources #IndiaChinaFaceOff
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10:45 AM
Chinese President Xi Jinping's photos burnt
