India-China face-off: No one entered our territory, says PM Narendra Modi

In the aftermath of the incident, the Ministry of External Affairs has accused the Chinese of not only violating the LAC, but seeking to alter it.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said neither were Chinese troops inside India’s territory in Ladakh, nor have they captured any Indian posts.

He suggested the clashes between Indian and Chinese troops in the Galwan valley in Ladakh on June 15 — in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed, 76 injured and 10 were taken captive  (who were later released) — were because his government had invested in improving border infrastructure that helped increase patrolling by the Indian side.

The PM said that “we are better informed about the developments at LAC (Line of Actual Control) and consequently are