this is the galwan valley.see identified there as the line of actual control, the lac. there are troops either side of it and the territory around the lac is disputed. one recent example is india's upgrading of its infrastructure to china's irritation. this border has always been about managed tension, but that tension reached a breaking point. this is india's version of events. it said... more recently, india said these satellite images are proof china broke the rules. but then there's china's story. it sees things quite differently. whatever the reason, both agree that something happened. china says it was fierce and physical. one indian officer told the bbc... and an indian official passed this image to the bbc, claiming these are chinese weapons. and if you're wondering why this involved hand—to—hand combat, it's because of a deal back in the ‘90s that banned guns or explosives near the border, so they fought in a different way. precisely how, though, we can't know because there's no footage. so if you've s

this is the galwan valley. it sits on the border identified there is a line of actual control.it and the territory around it is disputed. 0ne territory around it is disputed. one recent example is india's upgrading infrastructure to the irritation of china. this border has been about managed pension but the tension reached a breaking point. this is india's version of events full as the chinese sought to erect the structure in the galwan valley on our side of the lec. recently india said the satellite images of construction on the border area are proof of china breaking the rules. then china story. it sees things quite differently. whatever the reason, both agree that something happened. china says it was fierce and physical one india officer told the bbc that they hit our boys on the head with metal buttons wrapped in barbed wire. 0ur boys thought with their hands and an indian official past this image to the bbc claiming that these are chinese weapons. if you wonder why this involved hand—to—hand combat, it is because of a deal back in the 19905 because of a deal back in the 1

who was one of 20 who died this week and a violent face-off a chinese soldiers and the disputed galwan valleyding official said the soldiers were killed and had to hand combat in the dark, some plunging to their deaths in subzero temperatures. firearms have been banned in the region since 81996 bilateral agreement that aimed to deter escalation. and yeah blames beijing for the floor up -- and yet blames beijing for the flareup and incursion. >> india is clear all activities are always within the indian side of the himalayas. we expect the chinese side to confined its activity to its side. >> china disagrees and blames india and acknowledges its forces suffered casualties but released no figures. >> the sides are engaged in dialogue to resolve issues on the ground through diplomatic and military channels and i have nothing else to offer. >> the fight erected in a region of the himalayas where an exact border defined. infrastructure projects on both sides have increased tension in recent months, that has now spread across india, sparking protests calling for a boycott of chinese goods. [chantin

the galwan river valley is one ofhem, the other is called cop springs, which is to the south. chinese site appears to have disengage from two of those, including the galwan river valley. th tindian patrol was waiti meet the chinese side to discuss details of whdrawal, so that both sides would move several kilometers back to it we do not know exactly but that incident involved into a fight. troops do not have weapons, because they have various partles and agreements to not do so over the years, but the chinese site appears to have used stones, clubs, sticks with nails in them, according to some indian accounts, to attackhe indian side, many of whom were subsequently critically injured and some of whom y have fallen in some y in that punishing terrain and succumbed to veostbite or exposure overnight. many others may uccumbed to the injuries from the conflict itself. there have also been chinese casualties, but we do not know how many, and we do not know how ros: as you listen to these -- fatalities. ros: as you listen to the accounts commend, what if the context here, aside from

the fight in the galwan valley left at least 20 indian soldiers dead and raised tensions between theon for ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of the charles de gaulle bbc broadcast that urged the people of france to resist the nazi invasion. president macron met borisjohnson in downing street, where they also discussed quarantine rules for people travelling to the uk from abroad. to date, over 450,000 people around the world have died because of coronavirus. but the bbc has found the pandemic‘s real toll is far higher. analysis shows that another 130 thousand people have died than would normally be expected if 2020 was any other year. this is what's known as excess deaths. out of the 27 countries we looked at ecuador has seen twice as many deaths since the outbreak there began with a 108 % rise in the mortality rate compared to other years. in italy, there was a 40% rise in the number of deaths, and elsewhere in europe the figures in spain and belgium were also disturbing. and 55% more people than usual died in indonesia's capitaljakarta. sofia bettiza has been there to find out

the clash between indian and chinese soldiers occurred in the galwan valley, a treacherous location ind border between kashmir and china. three soldiers killed on impact according to the army but a further 17 indian troops confirmed injured in the line of duty at the stand—off location and exposed to sub zero temperatures. china has not confirmed fatalities and both countries have blamed each other for the confrontation. translation: we solemnly request that india follows the attitude and does not cross the border and do not provide trouble and take any unilateral language that would come complicate the situation. it is reported no bullets were fired but the soldiers used rocks and clubs. the last war was in 1962. indian suffered a significant defeat. the painful memory runs deep. the latest clash has triggered another round of anti— chinese protests in india in a dispute which has the potential to escalate with grave consequences. freya cole, bbc news. schumit gangooly is a professor of political science at indiana university. the us hasjust said it hopes for ‘peaceful resolution‘ aft

the clash between indian and chinese soldiers occurred in the galwan valley, a treacherous and remote the disputed border between indian—administered kashmir and the chinese ruled region of aksai chin. according to the indian army, three of its soldiers were killed on impact but, in a later statement it confirmed a further 17 indian troops were critically injured... china has not confirmed fatalities and both countries have blamed each other for the confrontation. translation: we solemnly request that india follows the relevant attitude and restrains its frontline troops. do not cross the border, do not provoke trouble, do not take any unilateral action that would complicate the border situation. it is reported no bullets were fired but the soldiers came to blows using rocks and clubs. the last war was in 1962. india suffered a significant defeat. the painful memory runs deep. the latest clash has triggered another round of anti—chinese protests in india, in a dispute which has the potential to escalate with grave consequences. freya cole, bbc news. earlier i spoker to sumit ganguly,

the fight in the galwan valley left at least 20 indian soldiers dead and raised tensions between thehave died because of coronavirus. but the bbc has found the pandemic‘s real toll is far higher. analysis shows that another 130 thousand people have died than would normally be expected if 2020 was any other year. this is what's known as excess deaths. out of the 27 countries we looked at ecuador has seen twice as many deaths since the outbreak there began with a 108 % rise in the mortality rate compared to other years. in italy, there was a 40% rise in the number of deaths, and elsewhere in europe the figures in spain and belgium were also disturbing, and 55 % more people than usual died in indonesia's capitaljakarta. sofia bettiza has been there to find out more. a father buries his youngest son. a mother distraught. three—year—old rafa i did not have coronavirus, but his parents say he died because of it. he had leukaemia. when his condition got worse, his parents raced to hospital. translation: it was around midnight, the hospital said he would need to be tested for covid—19 before

in the galwan valley. for reasons that are not entirely clear chinese forces have reportedly taken 23 square miles of land sparking a deadly skirmish. this has triggered a backlash in india. new delhi has tried for years to have good relationships with china. the leaders have met many times and often rejected talk of aligning with the u.s. pursuing a foreign policy termed multi-aligned. no one is using that phrase now. india's media has erupted with anti-chinese sentiment. india's recently retired foreign secretary wrote an op-ed arguing that china's neighbors had to stop accommodating beijing's aggressive moves and recognize that they need a robust u.s. military presence to help manage the situation. he declared that in the post-covid age, enjoying the best of both worlds may not be an option. or consider china's relations with its other neighbors. chinese ships have sunk ships from vietnam, malaysia and japan. in areas that those countries considered their own zones. china has said it was simply patrolli

the 20 indn soldiers died in murky circumstances in the heeacherous galwan valley; were no firearms, and there was no confirmed word of chinese deaths or casuales. for more on this dispute, its history, and what happens now, i'm joined by alys ayres, who's senior fellow for india, pakistan, and south asia at the council on foreign relations. she's a former deputy assistant secretary of state for south asia. alyssa, thanks for joining us. briefly explain the roots of this conflict. >> thanks, stephanie, thanks for covering this important and worrisome outbreak of tensions. it's important, first of all, because these are two nuclear armepowers that share a border that they don't fully -- they have not deleated this boarder in any way. after more than 20 rnds of border ta between india and china, it still ha't been accurately demarcated. so you can see without the reability to determine wh claims begin and end, there's going to be fferences and disputes over the border. happening. that's what's been unfolding over the course of the last month. >> reporter: do we know specifically, alyss

the two sides clashed monday in the ladakh region's galwan valley, as soldiers fought hand to hand. a vigil was held in new delhi today, for the 20 indian troops killed. china has not released its casualties. the united states is targeting syrian president bashar al-assad and his inner circle with new economic sanctions. it's aimed at punishing syria for abusing human rights and refusing to negotiate peace after nine years of civil war. with russia's help, assad has recaptured nearly all of the areas once held by rebels. back in this country, the u.s. senate has approved the most far-reaching conservation measure in nearly half a century and sent it to the house. the "great american outdoors act" includes nearly $3 billion a year for national parks and other efforts. we'll take a closer look, later in the program. and, on wall street, stocks mostly ran out of steam. the dow jones industrial average lost 170 points to close at 26,119. the nasdaq rose 14 points, but, the s&p 500 slipped 11. still to come on the newshour: one on one with former defense secretary and c.i.a. director rob

the fighting took place here, in the galwan river valley area.res, it‘s rocky, dangerous territory. the presence of rivers, lakes and snowcaps means the line can shift, something that‘s led to skirmishes between the two sides before — though this is the first deadly clash at the disputed border for at least 45 years. india says china tried to erect a structure inside indian territory, and that is what triggered the clashes on monday. but china says indian troops attacked first. here‘s a foreign ministry spokesman. translation: astonishingly, on the 15th ofjune indian troops seriously violated the consensus and cross the line of actual control for illegal activities. they provoked and attacked chinese personnel which led to fears of a physical confrontation between border troops. china has launched stern protests with the indian side. we once again ask india to act in the consensus and to strictly discipline its front line troops not to cross the line and to make provocations or take unilateral actions that may complicate the situation. whatever t

the incident took place in the galwan river valley area of the border.g us up to date with what has happened? these are very worrying developments from the perspective of both countries, especially if you try to understand the context. both countries were trying to de—escalate tensions which have been escalating since the first week of may. so this was on “— since the first week of may. so this was on —— one of the most serious escalations in recent history at a time when both countries were attempting to de—escalate tensions. many attempting to de—escalate tensions. ma ny a nalysts attempting to de—escalate tensions. many analysts asking about the progress made with both countries. a senior army officer on the indian side says two soldiers have been killed. the indian army pointed out this was a violent face—off, no gunshots were fired, so this essentially means it was a result of hand—to—hand combat. the chinese foreign ministry has issued a stern statement, saying india should not stirup statement, saying india should not stir up trouble in that area.