Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he interacts with army soldiers during his visit to the Himalayan region of Ladakh July 3, 2020. India's Press Information Bureau/ Handout via ReutersIndia’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew on Friday into the northern border region where Indian and Chinese troops are locked in a stand-off, and said the military stood ready to defend his country. His comments prompted Beijing to call for restraint at the tense border area in the northern Himalayan region of Ladakh. China says the whole of the Galwan valley where the clash occurred is its territory and that it was frontline Indian troops that had breached the border, which is not demarcated. Spokesman Zhao Lijian, responding to a question about Modi’s visit to the border region, said both sides were in communications through diplomatic and military channels to ease the situation.

Source: Standard Digital July 03, 2020 20:15 UTC