India PM Modi calls all-party meeting to discuss India-China conflict

NEW DELHI: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for an all-party meeting on June 19 to discuss the border conflict with China.

The standoff in Ladakh on Monday night resulted in clashes between Indian and Chinese armies on 15-16 June that led to the death of 20 Indian soldiers, including a Colonel rank officer.

Prime Minister’s Office said in a Twitter post said that Prime Minister Modi has called for an all-party meeting at 5 PM on 19 June.

Presidents of all political parties would take part in the virtual meeting.

Meanwhile, the Indian Army has released names of 20 soldiers killed in the clash with Chinese troops.

The list of names released by the Indian Army:

1. Col B Santosh Babu
2. Nb Sub Nuduram Soren
3. Nb Sub Mandeep Singjh
4. Nb Sub Satnam Singh
5. Hav K Palani
6. Hav Sunil Kuma
7. Hav Bipul Roy
8. Nk Deepak Kumar
9. Sep Rajesh Orang
10. Sep Kundan Kumar Ojha
11. Sep Ganesh Ram
12. Sep Chandrakanta Pradhan
13. Sep Ankush
14. Sep Gurbinder
15. Sep Gurtej Singh
16. Sep Chandan Kumar
17. Sep Kundan Kumar
18. Sep Aman Kumar
19. Sep Jai Kishore Singh
20. Sep Ganesh Hansda

(With inputs from Agencies)