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On 15-16 June 20 Indian soldiers were killed in hand-to-hand fighting with their Chinese counterparts along the contested Galwan River valley.This was the deadliest fighting between the two countries since they fought a brief war in 1962.<\/p>\n
Speaking at an event held to mark Indias victory over Pakistan in a 1971 war Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan, from Indias eastern command, admitted trust with China remains low.<\/p>\n
He commented: Id like to say thereve been no major intrusions or face-offs in Eastern Command area since friction in Ladakh.<\/p>\n
Post-Galwan incident, mutual trust on LAC [Line of Control between India and China] between us and Chinese Peoples Liberation Army evaporated and will take time to stabilise.<\/p>\n
Lt Gen Chauhan was speaking at Fort William in Kolkata, where Indias eastern army command is headquartered.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
As firearms are banned along the LAC the fighting in June largely took place with melee weapons.<\/p>\n
The two sides battled with iron bars, clubs wrapped in barbed wire and rocks.<\/p>\n
Many of the Indian dead either drowned or died of exposure after being injured.<\/p>\n
There were also reports of Chinese casualties though Beijing hasnt released an official figure.<\/p>\n
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Following the violence there were angry anti-Beijing protests across India.<\/p>\n
The Indian Government banned a number of Chinese apps, including TikTok, on national security grounds.<\/p>\n
Each year on December 16 India and Bangladesh celebrate Vijay Diwas to mark Pakistans defeat in the 1971 Bangladeshi war of independence.<\/p>\n
Indian troops supported a rebellion in what was east Pakistan leading to the creation of the new nation of Bangladesh.<\/p>\n
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However, hundreds of thousands were killed in the brutal conflict.<\/p>\n
In Delhi Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister, marked the occasion at the National War Memorial.<\/p>\n
He lit the Swarnim Vijay Mashaal, an Indian memorial, in tribute to the soldiers killed in the war of 1971.<\/p>\n
In a statement the Indian defence ministry said: In December 1971, the Indian armed forces secured a decisive and historic victory over Pakistan Army, which led to the creation of a nation - Bangladesh and also resulted in the largest military surrender after the World War II.<\/p>\n
From 16 December, the Nation will be celebrating 50 Years of India-Pak War, also called Swarnim Vijay Varsh.<\/p>\n
Various commemorative events are planned across the Nation.<\/p>\n
India remains locked in a vicious dispute with Pakistan over the Muslim dominated region of Kashmir.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
On November 13 the two sides exchanged shelling killing one Pakistani and five Indian soldiers.<\/p>\n
Six Indian and five Pakistani civilians were also killed.<\/p>\n
The number of violence clashes has increased significantly in the past few years with both sides conducting bombing raids into territory controlled by the other in 2019.<\/p>\n
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