No Indian soldiers died in India-China face-off; incident taken up at diplomatic level: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday said India had raised with China through diplomatic channels the face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh on December 9. Speaking in Lok Sabha, Singh said the skirmish at the border had resulted in both sides suffering minor injuries, but that no Indian soldier was killed or severely injured. "On December 9, PLA troops transgressed (Atikraman) the Line of Actual Control at Yangtse area of Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang sector trying to change the status quo to their advantage. Our troops tackled this attempt in a determined manner. There was…