Twenty Indian soldiers died in the June 15 clash on the de facto border separating the two armies. The possibility that unarmed Indian soldiers were overrun by a larger force could further fuel resentment against China and raise questions about why Indian soldiers were sent to a tense frontline without being armed. "How dare China kill our unarmed soldiers. Why were our soldiers sent unarmed to martyrdom?” Rahul Gandhi, leader of the main opposition Congress party wrote in a tweet, demanding the government provide a full account. One of the soldiers deployed in the area that Reuters spoke to said the Indian patrol was outnumbered by the PLA.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 05, 2020 23:26 UTC