Indian soldiers gave 'as good as they got' to PLA in Galwan: Former Army Chief

Indian Army has given as good as they got to the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army during Galwan clash that occurred in 2020 said General Retd Manoj Mukund Naravane former Indian Army chiefNaravanes response was in reply to a question on what were his thoughts for those soldiers who died in the Galwan valley skirmishEvery man is your man your son or daughter So any such information of lives lost or news that comes obviously you will feel a little saddened Naravane told ANI editor Smita Prakash in the video podcastBut on the other hand you also feel that yes what they have done is in the line of duty and they have certainly given as good as they got And that is actually the fact whether PLA admits it or not or Chinese admit it or not They also gave it back to enemy and of course in any such clash or battle or war casualties will happen on either side Thats part of the game if we can say so the former Army chief saidThe former Army chiefs views assume significance as he was the Army chief when the Galwan skirmish took place in the summer of 2020 where both sides suffered casualtiesIn a followup question on being asked what happened at that stage or whether any negotiations took place regarding handing back the bodies of soldiers to India Naravane said subsequent flag meets that were held led to the return of the bodies of the Indian soldiersOf course once the clash has happened temperatures have cooled down both literally and in actual factThe clash is always in the heat of the moment and later on the flag meetings were held between DGMOs and on the ground We of course facilitated those flag meetings through our official channels including the diplomatic channels Naravane explainedOn the latest clash in Yangtse sector along the Line of Actual Control in Arunachal Pradesh he said it is one such area where the Chinese keep trying to come over across the riverForces expect this every year and are very well prepared to thwart it he saidAlso Read 3 Indian Army units involved in faceoff thwarted PLA aggression SourcesWe are on a tactically advantageous position and its impossible for them to come But yet year after year they keep attempting the same thing and year after year they suffer injuries Of course in the bargain we also suffer some injury But they have always been at the receiving end They make twotothree such attempts every year and the last one is normally before the onset of winter before the snows come as all such tactical actions would thereafter not be possible the former Army chief saidFor the record as recently as last week Chinas Peoples Liberation Army PLA troops tried to transgress the Line of Actual Control in the Yangtse area of Arunachal Pradesh Tawang SectorDefence Minister Rajnath Singh informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that Chinas Peoples Liberation Army PLA troops tried to transgress the Line of Actual Control in the Yangtse area of Arunachal Pradesh Tawang Sector on December 9 Friday and unilaterally change the status quo but they went back to their locations due to timely intervention of Indian military commandersGiving a statement in the Rajya Sabha the Defence Minister assured the Upper House that our forces are committed to protecting our territorial integrity and will continue to thwart any attempt made on itHe further said the scuffle led to injuries to a few personnel on both sides and clarified that there are no fatalities or serious casualties on our sideThe clash near Yangtse along the LAC in the sensitive sector took place amid the over 30month border standoff between the two sides in eastern LadakhThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever