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India Opens World’s Highest War Memorial At Galwan, Five Years After Deadly Clash With China | India News

India Opens World’s Highest War Memorial At Galwan, Five Years After Deadly Clash With China | India News

Last Updated:December 07, 2025, 17:24 IST The war memorial near the KM-120 post on the strategic Durbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie Road in Ladakh, is located at one of the harshest military deployment zones in the world The war memorial has been developed under the ‘Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan’ initiative, a vision announced on Army Day. (Image: News18) The world’s highest war memorial will now stand, where five years ago 20 Indian soldiers were killed in hand-to-hand combat with Chinese troops during the deadly Galwan Valley clash. The memorial near the KM-120 post on the strategic Durbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie Road in Ladakh, is located at one of the harshest military deployment zones in the world. Built in Sector North, amid sub-zero temperatures, low oxygen levels and unforgiving terrain, it also holds the distinction of being the world’s highest war memorial. It was inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday. It has been developed under the ‘Bharat Ranbhoomi Darshan’ initiative, a vision announced on Army Day, and allows the public to visit key battlefields, pay their respects, and …

Indian troops’ patrolling in Ladakh’s Demchok sector begins after disengagement with China, Depsang next: Report | Latest News India

Indian troops’ patrolling in Ladakh’s Demchok sector begins after disengagement with China, Depsang next: Report | Latest News India

Patrolling by Indian troops in the Demchok sector in eastern Ladakh started on Friday after the disengagement with China, while patrolling in another friction point of Depsang sector is expected to begin soon, news agency ANI reported citing Indian Army sources. Indian and Chinese army greet each other along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near Karakoram pass in Ladakh on October 31, 2024, on the occasion of Diwali. (AFP) An Indian Army official announced on Wednesday that troops from both India and China had finished disengagement at the two friction points of Demchok and the Depsang Plains in eastern Ladakh, with patrols expected to resume soon in these areas. The following day, on Diwali, Indian and Chinese troops exchanged sweets at several border locations along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), including points in eastern Ladakh. On Thursday, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh confirmed that the “process of disengagement” of Indian and Chinese forces near the LAC in Ladakh was “almost complete.” The Line of Actual Control separates Chinese and Indian-held territories from Ladakh in …