Military deployment at LAC biggest since the 1962 Sino-Indian war: EAM S Jaishankar
New Delhi: The External Affairs Minister of India – S Jaishankar accused China of trying to change the status quo in Ladakh in the northern sector unilaterally and called military deployment at the Line of Actual Control the biggest since 1962 Sino-Indian war. Jaishankar gave this statement during a talk on national security in the eight years of the Narendra Modi government.
S Jaishankar has clarified that India is very clear that it will not allow the LAC to be changed unilaterally and in violation of the understandings that it has.
On the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Jaishankar said it has thrown up a crisis of fuel, food, and fertilizer that will lead to hunger situations and have a very significant inflationary impact.
The minister also said that India faced four major challenges – COVID-19, tension with China along the Line of Actual Control, the Afghanistan situation, and the Ukraine war – in the last two years. As per him, India was able to face these challenges because of the holistic vision of the Union government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On June 14, 2020 – At least 20 Indian Army personnel and 43 Chinese troops were killed in the violent face-off with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley.
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