US Senate condemns China's aggression against India, calls for diplomacy

The resolution commended India for taking steps to secure its telecommunications infrastructure from Chinese security threats

A bipartisan US Senate resolution has condemned China's use of military force to change the status quo at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India and called for a diplomatic solution to the issue.

Indian and Chinese troops have been locked in a bitter standoff in several areas along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh since May 5. The situation deteriorated after the June 15 Galwan Valley clashes in which 20 Indian Army personnel were killed. The Chinese side also suffered casualties but it is yet to give out the details.

The resolution, introduced by senators John Cornyn and