New Delhi

While the world battled the deadly Coronavirus, Indian and Chinese army were locked in stand-offs at the eastern Laddakh border.

June 15 marks the second anniversary of the deadly clash between the Indian troops and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers in Ladakh’s remote Galwan Valley in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed and an undisclosed number of Chinese troops lost their lives.

Galwan clash was the first deadly face off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in five decades. The clash along the LAC in eastern Ladkah over the Chinese Army’s actions led to a military standoff with Beijing. The trust deficit between the two sides post this clash still continues as the Indian Army and the Chinese PLA have so far held 15 rounds of talks between the Corps Commanders to resolve the standoff.

Social media handles today flooded the platforms with condolences

My deep respect and tribute to martyrs of #GalwanValley

On the night of June 15, 2020, 20 brave @adgpi soldiers fought valiantly & with tremendous grit till their last breath in clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley.

Remembering the Galwan Heroes 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/TqOPoKvqZP

— Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) June 15, 2022

Heartiest tributes to the immortal martyrs of #IndianArmy who laid their lives down while defending the our frontiers at #GalwanValley
Om Shanti 💐🙏

Salute our National Heroes 🇮🇳#RememberingGalwanHeroes#Galwan pic.twitter.com/slp7jOwCdw

— കാവിപ്പട തോട്ടയ്ക്കാട് (@kaavippada) June 15, 2022

#GalwanValley
A humble tribute to the immortal martyrs of the #IndianArmy Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives in the #Galwan Valley. 💐💐#GalwanHeroes #Brahmastra #Agniveer #AgnipathRecruitmentScheme pic.twitter.com/A95RzQTSGp

— Suman Rastogi (@SumanRastogi6) June 15, 2022

Freedom does not come free. 😡💪
Shradanjali and Salute to our Immortal Galwan Valley Martyrs who laid down their lives while fighting with Chinese troops when they were infiltrating.

Never Forget Never Forgive 🙏🏻

Jai Hind 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/JD1Ywn0IGU

— Renjith.R.Pillai (@RenjithPillai3) June 15, 2022

The Galwan Martyrs. Salute to our Heroes.#GalwanValley pic.twitter.com/VQLIBHNJm2

— Manish Shukla (@manishmedia) June 15, 2022

The series of meetings between the two sides continued till the end of 2020, with an escalation in September, when the Chinese PLA claimed that Indian troops had fired warning shots, prompting it to “take countermeasures to stabilize the situation on the ground” in Pangong Tso, one of the most contentious sectors in Ladkah, The first major breakthrough in talks to resolve the nine-month military standoff was only reached in February 2021.