‘Boycott China’: People take to streets after LAC clash

People in West Bengal's Kolkata protest against China and burn the Chinese flag and effigy of Chinese President Xi Jinping, on Thursday, June 18, 2020. (Express photo by Partha Paul)

The protests come days after a violent clash in Ladakh left 20 Indian soldiers dead. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

In the worst flare-up on the Line of Actual Control in more than five decades, 20 Indian Army personnel, including the commanding officer of 16 Bihar, were killed Monday night in violent clashes with Chinese troops in the Galwan valley of Ladakh where disengagement of troops on either side was underway. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

This unprecedented and dangerous turn to the de-escalation efforts on the LAC set the lines working in the two capitals. On the ground, Division Commanders met to defuse the situation. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

The Army’s initial statement Tuesday afternoon said an officer and two soldiers were killed, but late at night a second statement confirmed the loss of 20 lives on the Indian side. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

The first confirmation of the incident came in the afternoon when the Army said: “During the de-escalation process underway in the Galwan Valley, a violent face-off took place yesterday night with casualties on both sides.” (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

“The loss of lives on the Indian side includes an officer and two soldiers,” it said, adding that “senior military officials of the two sides are currently meeting at the venue to defuse the situation.” (Express Photo by Partha Paul)