For more than 6 weeks, there has been a lot of tension at the LAC between the Indian & Chinese troops.
Indian and Chinese governments had talks to diffuse the situation.
However on the night of 15th June 2020 the matter suddenly escalated.
Chinese troops entered into the Galwan Valley in Ladakh near the LAC,
and had a violent fight with the Indian soldiers. 20 Indian soldiers died.
This is the most violent fight that has occurred at the LAC in five decades.
News agencies are saying that
43 Chinese soldiers have been killed or seriously injured but the army's statement did not refer to this.
The Indian Army issued a statement saying,
the Indian army was within its territory. But India retaliated because of China's intrusion.
The governments have spoken and diffused the matter.
The fight continued for several hours and stopped at around midnight.
At the LAC, the Chinese troops that had ventured into our territory, were begining to retreat.
But the Chinese soldiers, began fighting with the soldiers.
The Chinese assaulted the Indian soldiers with stones and batons and the Indian soldiers retaliated.
The fight lasted for hours on 15th June.
The soldiers were asked to be calm down
Major Generals of both sides met to de-escalate tension after the clashes.
China issued an aggressive statement
and accused India of crossing the border, "attacking Chinese personnel".
India has completely denied this
and said that the Chinese attacked Indians without any provocation.
Global Times a Chinese Newspaper's Editor-in-Chief Hu Xijin,
Tweeted and said,
"Even the Chinese soldiers have been injured in the Galwan Valley fight.
Now that India-China start their peace talks, India must not misread China's restraint as being weak.
We are not scared.
Even we are strong but want peace."
Along the Indo-China border at the LAC,
the Indian government has planed to build 66 bridges within the Indian territory.
One of these roads is near the Galwan valley which was completed in October 2019.
Works on the 65 roads are going on.
China has been upset about the construction of the roads and bridges in the Galwan valley.
Chinese military colonel Zhang Shuili on 16th June claimed,
"China always owns sovereignty over the Galwan Valley region".
Prime Minister Modi has held meetings with Home Minister Amit Shah.
Defence Minister met with the army, navy and air force chiefs twice,
to discuss India's response to China.