At least three Indian soldiers, including a senior army officer, were killed in a confrontation with Chinese troops along their disputed border high in the Himalayas, where thousands of soldiers on both sides have been facing off for over a month, the Indian army said Tuesday. The incident — in which neither side fired any shots, according to Indian officials — is the first deadly confrontation between the two Asian giants since 1975. Indian authorities have officially maintained near-total silence on the issues related to the confrontation, and it was not immediately clear how the three Indian soldiers died. The disputed border covers nearly 3,500 kilometres of frontier that the two countries call the Line of Actual Control. The Indian army statement said the "violent faceoff" occurred "during the de-escalation process underway in the Galwan Valley."

Source: CBC News June 16, 2020 12:11 UTC