CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Galwan Valley battle-fought with sticks and clubs, not guns-was the first fatal confrontation between the two sides since 1975. At least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers died.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Indian discovery of the road and objection to the Chinese presence in the sector was one of the factors leading to sharp border clashes between the two countries in 1962. At the conclusion of the conflict, China retained control of about 14, 700 square miles (38, 000 square km) of territory in Aksai Chin.

Detailed explanation-3: -Overview. India and China are involved in an international armed conflict over the control of two main regions: Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin, which is considered as part of Xingjian and Tibet by China, while according to India it is part of Ladakh.

Detailed explanation-4: -India & China have a history That fighting was centered around the Himalayan region of Ladakh, along their disputed 3, 488-kilometer (2, 170-mile) border known as the Line of Actual Control.