India Tuesday accused China of “departing” from the consensus they had reached to resolve their border stand-off in Ladakh and seeking to unilaterally change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), resulting in violence that killed at least 20 Indian soldiers.
The Narendra Modi government also said the “violent face off” that happened late Monday evening and continued until the night could have been avoided if the agreement that was reached at the “higher level been scrupulously followed by the Chinese side”.
“Senior commanders had a productive meeting on 6 June and agreed on a process for such de-escalation. Subsequently, ground commanders had a series of meetings to implement the consensus reached at a higher level. While it was our expectation that this would unfold smoothly, the Chinese side departed from the consensus to respect the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Galwan Valley,” said Anurag Srivastava, spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a statement.
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