Government to formulate statement on Ladakh stand-off in Parliament

The government is likely to formulate a statement in parliament on the India-China stand-off, sources have said.

Earlier on Sunday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi told, the government is ready to discuss the matter and told them that a meeting of leaders from both the houses - Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha - will be held on Monday to discuss the issue given its sensitive nature.

The relationship between the two nuclear-armed neighbours has deteriorated since a clash in the Ladakh region on June 15 in which 20 Indian troops were killed.

Notably, the Monsoon session of Parliament is scheduled to begin from September 14 and conclude on October 1. 

The government has been under consistent attack from Congress leaders, spearheaded by Rahul Gandhi, over the stand-off with China at the Line of Actual Control or LAC, the de facto border between the two nations.

However, top sources in the government said a discussion on the India-China face-off is unlikely to be allowed soon.

A senior Union minister aware of the developments said, "Our government has never run away from any debate or discussion. But these are sensitive matters concerning the nation. Strategic issues concerning national security and integrity are not discussed openly."