Why are Chinese and Indian troops fighting?
Here are the details about where the clashes occurred, what happened, why now and the history of dispute
17 June 2020 - 17:08
New Delhi/Beijing — The Indian army says at least 20 of its soldiers were killed in hand-to-hand fighting with Chinese troops at a disputed border site on Monday night in the deadliest clash between the two Asian countries in decades.
China said its troops were engaged in a “violent physical confrontation” with Indian soldiers, but has given no details of those killed or wounded...
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