China-India ties: What’s behind Modi’s sudden visit to Ladakh?

As the world anticipates a peaceful settlement on the China-India confrontation in the Galwan Valley, New Delhi has further fueled tensions. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a surprise visit to the Himalayan desert region of Ladakh last Friday amid border tensions with China. Earlier clashes between the two sides at a disputed site left dozens of soldiers dead. Modi was accompanied by India’s Chief of Defense staff and chatted with soldiers and border police. Modi made a thinly veiled swipe at China