Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in Lok Sabha, on the standoff with China. "The Chinese side created a violent face-off on June 15th at Galwan. Our brave soldiers laid down their lives and also inflicted costs including casualties on the Chinese side.
"In past too,we've had
situations of prolonged stand-offs in border areas with China which were
resolved peacefully. Even though situation this year is very different both in
terms of scale of troops involved and number of friction points, we remain
committed to peaceful resolution.
"China continues to be in illegal occupation of approximately 38,000 sq. kms in Ladakh. In addition, under the so-called Sino-Pakistan 'Boundary Agreement' of 1963, Pakistan illegally ceded 5,180 sq. km. of Indian territory in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir to China.
"Troops are
accordingly being provisioned with suitable clothing, habitat and required
defence wherewithal. They are capable of serving at forbidding altitudes with
scarce oxygen and in extremely cold temperatures, something that they've done
over last many years on Siachen and Kargil."
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