Major General-level talks between India, China remain inconclusive

Talks between Major Generals of India and China over the violent clash between their troops at Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh remained inconclusive, reports said.

“Talks between Major Generals of India and China in the Galwan Valley are over. The talks have remained inconclusive as no immediate disengagement or change in the ground has taken place,” sources told news agency ANI.

More talks will take place in the coming days, they said.

Earlier, the foreign ministers of both the countries held a telephonic conversation over the issue and agreed to "cool down" tensions on the ground "as soon as possible". External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that the premeditated action from the Chinese side was responsible for violence and casualties in the region.

The Indian Army on Tuesday said 20 soldiers, including a colonel, were killed in a violent clash with Chinese troops at Galwan Valley on Monday night, in the biggest military confrontation between the two armies in over five decades. According to unconfirmed reports, the Chinese side, too, suffered over 40 casualties.

According to a foreign ministry statement, Jaishankar has conveyed to his Chinese counterpart India's protest “in strongest terms” on the violent face-off in Galwan.

Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday evening met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the situation on the border.