Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the Himalayan desert region of Ladakh, India on July 3, 2020, in this still image taken from the video. ANI / via REUTERS TV
NEW DELHI / SRINAGAR (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi traveled to the northern Himalayas region of Ladakh on Friday, officials said, weeks after Indian and Chinese troops clashed on their disputed border, which intensified the tension between the Asian giants.
Modi, who has been under pressure to respond to what India considers to be Chinese incursions, met with troops at a base in the Nimu area of Ladakh, images from Reuters partner ANI showed.
Authorities said Modi was accompanied by Defense Chief of Staff General Bipin Rawat and Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane.
India and China have blamed it for provoking the high-altitude fight in the Galwan Valley on June 15, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed and at least 76 wounded.
China has not disclosed how many casualties its troops suffered.
Nuclear-armed neighbors have amassed troops along the border, most of which remain in dispute, and military and diplomatic talks continue to lessen the confrontation.
Reports by Devjyot Ghoshal and Fayaz Bukhari; Edition of Sanjeev Miglani, Robert Birsel
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