2020 China–India skirmishes

China–India skirmishes
	Part of the Sino-Indian border dispute
	; A CIA map of Kashmir with red circles marking the rough locations.
Date	5 May 2020 – present
Location	Line of Actual Control (LAC),; Indo-China border
Status	Ongoing Casus belli: Unresolved borders, border infrastructure development;
Belligerents
India	China
Commanders and leaders
Ram Nath Kovind ; (President of India) Narendra Modi ; (Prime Minister of India); Rajnath Singh (Defence Minister of India); Bipin Rawat (Chief of Defence Staff); Manoj Mukund Naravane (Chief of the Army Staff); Yogesh Kumar Joshi (GOC-in-C, Northern Command)	Xi Jinping; (CCP General Secretary & CMC Chairman) Xu Qiliang; (CMC Vice Chairman); Zhang Youxia; (CMC Vice Chairman)
Units involved
Indian Armed Forces India Army Northern Command; ; India Air Force; Indo-Tibetan Border Police;	China Armed Forces PLA Ground Force;
Casualties and losses
20 killed, 76 injured	4 killed, 1 injured

The 2020 China–India skirmishes are part of an ongoing military standoffs between China and India. Since 5 May 2020, Chinese and Indian troops have reportedly engaged in aggressive actions, face-offs, and other kinds of intense military action at locations along the Sino-Indian border.

Hand-to-hand combat on 16 June 2020 resulted in the death of 20 Indian soldiers (including an officer),^[1] Indian media sources have so far claimed that at least 43 Chinese soldiers were either dead or injured (including the death of an officer)^[2]^[3] while US intelligence sources reportedly believe that 35 Chinese soldiers are dead, including a senior officer.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Incidents have taken place near the Pangong Lake in Ladakh and the Nathu La pass in Sikkim. In addition, face-offs are ongoing at locations in eastern Ladakh, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) which was the result of the 1962 Sino-Indian War.

According to some reports, China captured 60 km². of Indian-patrolled territory between May and June 2020.^[8]^[9] However, China has denied capturing any territory and both countries agreed to disengage by June 2020.^[10]

Between this clash, the Indian government hasn't admitted publicly to Indian citizens that Chinese PLA troops have trangressed their territory. On 6 August 2020 one such document was published in Ministry of Defense website of India claiming that the current clash is expected to be prolonged. This document was taken down by the official website.^[11]

According to S Jaishankar, the External Affairs Minister of India, the ongoing military standoff is a result of Beijing not following the existing agreements.^[12]

2020 China–India Skirmishes Media

The disputed territory of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir is administered by Pakistan (green), India (blue) and China (yellow).
LAC on the southern shore of the Pangong Lake; the line marked by the US Office of Geographer in blue, the line marked by OpenStreetMap in green.
The site of Galwan clash at the river bend. Also seen are the LAC claimed by China June 2020 in green, and the prevailing LAC marked by the US Office of the Geographer in red
The site of the Galwan clash via NASA WorldWind
The LAC across Raki Nala; the prevailing LAC in red and the Chinese claims in green
India's prime minister Narendra Modi holding a meeting with political parties via video conferencing to discuss the situation in Sino-Indian border areas on 19 June.
China and India hold talks on 4 September 2020. Visible are the Defence Ministers from both countries, Rajnath Singh and General Wei Fenghe.
Sonam Wangchuk appealed to boycott Chinese products.