US supports a peaceful resolution of India-China conflict

United States supports a peaceful resolution of the current conflict between India and China, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed on 15 June, 2020 along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Galwan area in Ladakh.

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Key-Points

The incident follows rising tensions, and is the first deadly clash in the border area in at least 45 years.

The two countries have fought only one war so far, in 1962, when India suffered a humiliating defeat.

India’s external affairs ministry accused China of breaking an agreement struck the previous week to respect the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Galwan Valley.

China did not confirm any casualties, but accused India in turn of crossing the border onto the Chinese side.