At least seven Indian soldiers were killed and 19 others injured in a road accident in the remote Ladakh region, close to the country’s disputed border with China, police said Friday. “Seven soldiers killed, 19 injured in the remote Nubra area,” a senior police officer in Ladakh told AFP. “Anguished by the bus accident in Ladakh in which we have lost our brave army personnel,” India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted. Relations have soured dramatically since a June 2020 clash along one section between Ladakh and Tibet. Both sides have since reinforced the region with extra soldiers, military hardware and new infrastructure as multiple rounds of military and diplomatic talks have failed to de-escalate tensions.

Source: The Guardian May 28, 2022 10:34 UTC