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India’s army chief expects talks to resolve border crisis with China

  • 12 Jan 2021
India-Ladakh-China

Military trucks are parked outside the storage facilities at a supply depot in Leh, in the Ladakh region. File/Reuters

India’s army chief said on Tuesday that he expected talks to lead to an amicable solution to the border crisis with China that escalated last year after a fight in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed.

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