China used “unorthodox weapons” and amassed numerous troops alongside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in jap Ladakh and escalated the state of affairs, the Defence Ministry has mentioned in its year-end overview of 2020.
This is the primary time that the Ministry has formally talked about the usage of such weapons by China throughout the eight-month army standoff that started in early May.
The Ministry had talked about China’s “unilateral aggression” in its June month-to-month report; nonetheless, that report, and all different month-to-month stories, had been taken off its web site later.
The year-end report mentioned the “Indian Army with assistance from IAF, mobilised troops including accretionary forces in a very short duration including heavy equipment like guns, tanks as also ammunition, rations and clothing”.
It mentioned the Army “resolutely countered adversaries” on the LAC and the Line of Control (LC) with Pakistan and “carried out relentless Counter Insurgency (CI)/Counter Terrorist (CT) operations”.
On the clashes in Galwan Valley on June 15, the overview mentioned that “defending the territorial integrity of India in Galvan Valley has been the most shining example of the valour of our forces this year in which 20 brave India soldiers made the supreme sacrifice”. An undeclared variety of Chinese troops had died within the violent hand-to-hand clashes close to Patrolling Point 14 (PP14) – “Chinese also suffered significant casualties”, the overview mentioned.
“Later on 28-29 August 2020, own troops in a precautionary deployment, pre-empted Chinese expansionist designs and occupied heights along southern bank of Pangong Tso,” the doc said. The peaks occupied throughout these operations have given the Indian forces a dominating place within the Chushul sub-sector.
“India categorically conveyed to China that any attempt to unilaterally alter the status quo at the border is unacceptable and that India is determined to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the overview mentioned.
Senior army commanders from the 2 sides have met eight instances in search of a decision to the standoff. China has been asking Indian forces to step again from the Chushul sub-sector first, whereas India has been demanding established order ante, for forces from frontline and depth areas throughout the area to return to their positions as of April 2020. A date for the following spherical of talks is awaited.