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Ladakh stand-off: India-China senior military officers' meet on June 6

"India is doing what it needs to do in the circumstances," said the defence minister, while declining to spell out the measures

Rajnath Singh
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“In the current situation, military-to-military talks are underway, and there is a possibility that discussions will be held on June 6 at the level of senior military officers. I discussed this with the Army Chief today,” Rajnath Singh said.

Ajai Shukla New Delhi
This report has been modified to reflect some recent developments
After two weeks of downplaying the intrusions by thousands of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers into Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has admitted that “large numbers” of Chinese troops had crossed into India’s side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) — the de facto border that both countries have mutually agreed to respect.

 “It is true that Chinese soldiers (are) on the LAC. There are differences in both sides’ perceptions of where the frontier runs. And the Chinese soldiers have arrived there in large numbers,” stated Rajnath in

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