Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane on Tuesday known as on the drive to honor the valor of 20 troopers who laid down their lives whereas defending the nation’s territorial integrity within the face of an “unprecedented” Chinese offensive in jap Ladakh’s Galwan Valley a yr in the past. led. .
On the primary anniversary of the lethal skirmishes, the military stated the supreme sacrifice of troopers combating the enemy within the “toughest” excessive altitude terrain shall be “inscribed forever” within the nation’s reminiscence.
General MM Naravane #COAS . all ranks of #Indian Army pay tribute to #courageous hearts Who made the supreme sacrifice in Galwan Valley #ladakh While defending the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the nation. His valor shall be etched in his reminiscence ceaselessly. #nation. pic.twitter.com/1K3X8wOkWX
– ADG PI – Indian Army (@adgpi) 15 June 2021
“General MM Naravane #COAS & all ranks of #IndianArmy pay tribute to the #Bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice in Galwan Valley #Ladakh while protecting the territorial integrity & sovereignty of the country. His valor will be etched in the memory of the #nation forever,” the military tweeted.
In the primary lethal skirmish within the border area in practically 5 many years, 20 Indian troopers had been killed in a fierce battle with Chinese troops within the Galwan Valley on June 15 final yr, which was adopted by an enormous deployment of troops and closely armed forces. Both the armies are at friction factors in jap Ladakh.
In February, China formally acknowledged that 5 Chinese navy officers and troopers had been killed in clashes with the Indian navy, though it’s broadly believed that the loss of life toll was greater.
remembering #courageous hearts of #galwan
Acting GOCushi Major General Akash Kaushik #FireandFuryCorps garlanded #leh War Memorial and Tribute Paid #courageous hearts who laid down their lives #galwan Fighting for on fifteenth June 2020 #nation.#Indian Army pic.twitter.com/qMayWT8mhY
– ADG PI – Indian Army (@adgpi) 15 June 2021
The Army’s Leh-based 14 Corps, often known as the Fire and Fury Corps, additionally paid tribute to the “Galwan Bravehearts” on the primary anniversary of the violent clashes.
“Facing unprecedented Chinese aggression, 20 Indian soldiers laid down their lives defending our land and inflicted heavy losses on the PLA (People’s Liberation Army),” the military stated.
Acting General Officer Commanding Fire and Fury Corps Major General Akash Kaushik laid a wreath on the iconic Leh War Memorial whereas paying tributes to the martyred heroes. 14 Corps guards the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China within the Ladakh area.
“The nation will always be grateful to these brave soldiers who fought in the toughest high altitude terrain and made the supreme sacrifice in the service of the nation,” the military stated in a press release.
Colonel Bikumalla Santosh Babu, the commanding officer of 16 Bihar Regiment, had opened a entrance towards the Chinese assault close to Patrolling Point 14 in Galwan Valley.
In January, he was posthumously nominated for the Maha Vir Chakra, the second-highest navy award for acts of gallantry within the presence of the enemy. Four different troopers had been posthumously nominated for the Vir Chakra awards.
The Army had final yr erected a memorial for the ‘Gallants of Galwan’ at Post 120 in jap Ladakh.
The memorial mentions his valor below Operation ‘Snow Leopard’ and the best way he evicted PLA troops from the realm whereas inflicting “heavy casualties”.
Days after the clashes, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had categorically instructed his Chinese counterpart that the “unprecedented growth can have a critical impression on bilateral relations.
India blamed the neighboring nation for triggering the Ladakh standoff by violating the foundations of engagement on border administration and identified that peace and tranquility alongside the LAC is the idea of the progress of the remaining relations and can’t be separated.
Months later, Jaishankar and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi agreed on a five-point settlement to settle the dispute at a gathering in Moscow.
The two sides accomplished the withdrawal of troops and weapons from the north and south shores of Pangong Lake in February after a sequence of navy and diplomatic talks.
They at the moment are engaged in negotiations to increase the dissolution course of to the remaining friction factors.
The remaining friction factors didn’t present any additional momentum within the withdrawal of troops because the Chinese aspect had not proven flexibility in its strategy to this within the eleventh spherical of navy talks.
Last month, Army Chief General Naravane had stated that there could be no de-escalation with out full disengagement in any respect friction factors in jap Ladakh and the Indian Army is ready for all contingencies within the area.
Gen Naravane additionally stated that India is coping with China in a “firm” and “non-escalatory” method to make sure the sanctity of its claims in jap Ladakh, and that it’ll provoke confidence-building measures. can be open to
India is pushing for full elimination of the remaining friction factors to de-escalate the state of affairs in jap Ladakh.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
