This archive report was first published on 3 July 2020.
On July 3, 2020, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise visit to the country's northern frontier region with China, where a deadly border clash occurred last month.
The clash in the Galwan Valley on June 15 was the first time in 45 years that Indian soldiers had died in combat on the Asian giants' long-disputed Himalayan border.
Modi toured a military base at Nimoo in Ladakh, about 100 kilometres from the site of the battle, and was due to visit a military hospital in nearby Leh to meet soldiers injured in the hand-to-hand skirmish.
India's military chief and the army chief also joined the visit to the sensitive area, which has been used as a staging post to build up troop numbers in the region.
China suffered casualties in the clash but has not given details. Both sides have blamed each other for the incident and have since sent thousands of extra troops to the region.
India has also taken economic measures against China, banning 59 Chinese mobile phone apps, including TikTok, citing national security concerns.
