PM Modi's surprise visit to Ladakh amid India-China standoff: Watch | Oneindia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday saluted the soldiers of Indian Army who are deployed in Ladakh and are protecting India’s border.

He also paid tribute to soldiers who were killed in the face-off with Chinese soldiers in the Galwan Valley on June 15.

PM Modi said while addressing the soldiers that The bravery that you and your compatriots showed, a message has gone to the world about India’s strength.

Nation rests peacefully because of your bravery.

He also said that the resolve for self-reliant India is strengthened because of the “bravery and sacrifice of our soldiers”.

The Prime Minister was meeting the soldiers who were injured in the violent Galwan clashes, as well as the local military leadership, when he made the remark.

Twenty Indian Army personnel had lost their lives in the faceoff last month.