India Can Give Fitting Reply When Provoked": PM After Ladakh Clash

India Can Give Fitting Reply When Provoked": PM After Ladakh Clash

India-China: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called an all-party meeting on Friday to debate things at the India-China border after the clashes in Ladakh

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today he wanted to assure the state that the sacrifice of Indian soldiers killed during a clash with Chinese troops at Galwan Valley in Ladakh wouldn't enter vain and India, while peace-loving, is capable of giving a fitting reply if provoked. "No one should be in any doubt. India wants peace but when provoked, it's capable of giving a fitting reply, be it any situation," PM Modi warned during a strong message to China after the border fight on Monday that marked the enormous escalation after weeks of tension.

"The country are going to be proud to understand that our soldiers died fighting the Chinese," said the Prime Minister, who observed two minutes of silence in tribute to the 20 soldiers who died for the country before starting a scheduled meeting with Chief Ministers on the coronavirus crisis

 For us, the unity and sovereignty of the country is most vital ," said PM Modi, who had been accused by opposition leaders like Congress's Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda of silence on the month-long tension with China and Monday's killings.