| ID | 172798 |
| Title Proper | Road Ahead from Galwan |
| Other Title Information | How India deals with China will determine how the rest of the world perceives it |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Singh, Ajay |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | On the night of June 15-16 nearly 600 Indian and Chinese soldiers were caught in skirmishes at an altitude of 13,500 feet along the steep embankment of the Galwan river. The six-hour clash in pitch darkness was a medieval encounter with the use of clubs, iron rods, stones and bare hands that saw 20 Indians—most of whom fell to their death in the icy waters of the Galwan river below—and 45 Chinese dead (35 as per US Intelligence accounts). No shots were fired, but it was the first loss of lives along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) since 1975 and marked a complete turnaround in Indo-China relations. |
| `In' analytical Note | Force Vol. 17, No.11; July 2020: p.32-33 |
| Journal Source | Force 2020-07 17, 11 |
| Key Words | China ; India ; LAC ; Galwan |