Galwan was premeditated and planned action by China says, India

In a strong message conveyed by India to China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the recent Galwan faceoff was premeditated and planned action by China which was responsible for the sequence of events. He also underlined that the unprecedented development will have a serious impact on the bilateral relationship between the two countries.

Beijing: In a strong message conveyed by India to China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the recent Galwan faceoff was premeditated and planned action by China which was responsible for the sequence of events.

He also underlined that the unprecedented development will have a serious impact on the bilateral relationship between the two countries.

Jaishankar said, "What happened in Galwan was premeditated and planned action by China which was responsible for the sequence of events. The need of the hour was for the Chinese side to reassess its actions and take corrective steps."

He also emphasised that two sides should scrupulously implement the understanding reached by the senior commanders of both the countries.

A message conveyed by India to China

The telephonic conversation between the two ministers came after 20 Indian Army personnel were killed in the clashes with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night, the biggest military confrontation in over almost five decades that has significantly escalated the already volatile border standoff between the two countries.

Wang said the two sides should follow the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and strengthen the communication and coordination on the proper handling of the border situation through the existing channels so as to jointly maintain peace and tranquillity in the border area, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The two sides agreed to deal fairly with the serious events caused by the conflict in the Galwan Valley, jointly abide by the consensus reached at the military-level meetings between the two sides, cool down the situation on the ground as soon as possible, and maintain peace and tranquillity in the border area in accordance with the agreement reached so far between the two countries, the statement said.

India on Tuesday said the violent face-off between the armies of India and China in eastern Ladakh was the result of an attempt by the Chinese side to unilaterally change the status quo in the region.

The Ministry of External Affairs said both sides suffered casualties that could have been avoided had the agreement arrived at earlier at the higher level been scrupulously followed by the Chinese side.

(PTI Report)