Sacrifice of Indian soldiers will not go in vain: PM Modi on death of 20 jawans in Ladakh face-off

At least 20 Indian Army personnel, including a colonel, were killed in the violent face-off with the Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh's Galwan Valley on Monday night.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the sacrifice of Indian soldiers killed in the Galwan Valley clash in Ladakh will not go in vain as he paid a heartily tribute to jawans who laid their lives for the nation in the violent face-off with Chinese troops. 

"I want to assure the Nation that the sacrifice made by our soldiers will not go in vain. India's integrity and sovereignty is supreme for us, and no one can stop us from defending it. Nobody should have any iota of doubt about this. India wants peace. But on provocation, India will give a befitting reply," the Prime Minister said in his opening remarks during a virtual meeting with chief ministers of various states and UTs to discuss COVID-19 situation. 

Protesters burn effigies of President Xi 

Menwhile, Indian protesters burn effigies of President Xi after China border clash 

Protesters in India burned effigies of the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, and called for boycotts of Chinese goods on Wednesday after a deadly clash at a disputed border site in the western Himalayas left 20 Indian soldiers dead. The deaths were the first since the last major border clash in 1967 between the nuclear-armed neighbours - also the world's two most populous countries - which have been unable to settle the dispute along their lengthy frontier