REUTERS/StringerAsiaThe deaths were the first since the last major border clash in 1967 between the nuclear-armed Asian giants and world’s two most populous countries. Indian and Chinese troops clashed with iron rods and stones at their disputed border, resulting in casualties on both sides including the death of three Indian soldiers, Indian officials said on Tuesday, in a major escalation of a weeks-old standoff. The deaths were the first since the last major border clash in 1967 between the nuclear-armed Asian giants and world’s two most populous countries which have not been able to settle the dispute along their vast frontier. SEE ALSO: Coronavirus resurgence in Beijing prompts reinstatement of tough measuresAt Galwan, India completed a road leading to an airfield last October. “Based on what I know, the Chinese side also suffered casualties in the Galwan Valley physical clash,” Hu Xijin said in a tweet.

Source: Standard Digital June 16, 2020 17:26 UTC