Many unpleasant firsts have happened along the India-China Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh in the last few months. Soldiers lost their lives in adversarial military action for the first time since 1975. First bullets have now been fired — officially described as warning shots — in 53 years.
A unit of the Special Frontier Force (SFF) was used for the first time in a military standoff with China. A soldier of the force died in the region. However, the actual circumstances leading to his death remain unclear. It has emerged that his death was caused by accidental stepping over an old – possibly from 1962 – landmine and not in the combative engagement with the Chinese troops.
The SFF comprises of ethnic Tibetan soldiers and the announcement of the soldier’s death was made by a member of Tibetan Parliament-in-exile. His funeral performed on Monday has become a talking point to the extent that a question is being asked if the Narendra ModiRead more…
