Last month at least 20 Indian troops were killed during clashes against Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley, a disputed tract of land between Indian-Administered Kashmir and the Tibet Autonomous Region.
The fighting between the troops was reportedly hand-to-hand, with weapons such as stones and iron bars being used. Though soldiers on both sides of the contested border were armed, an agreement from 1996 prohibits either side from using firearms or explosives.
These deadly clashes mark the first time there have been recorded fatalities in incidents involving China and India in almost 50 years. It’s unclear what caused the recent skirmishes, with both India and China claiming each other was the aggressor.