Rajnath Singh and China Defence Minister met in Moscow amid Ladakh tensions

 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met  Chinese Defence Minister in Moscow on Friday, where both are attending a three-day event, the government said. Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghi is believed to have had asked for the meeting on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meet in the Russian capital. The Chinese side reached out to the Indian mission for the meeting, said sources.

Indian and Chinese armies are engaged in a tense border row in eastern Ladakh since May. In June, 20 soldiers gave their lives for India in a clash with Chinese troops at Galwan valley. Over 40 Chinese soldiers were killed or injured.

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Tension arouse again after Chinese troops tried to occupy territory in the south bank of Pangong Lake last Saturday and again on Monday. Indian forces were prepared and prevented these attempts to “unilaterally alter the status quo” at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the government said.