"ladakh"

He also said that China's People's Liberation Army is facing unanticipated consequences for its misadventure into Ladakh because of firm responses by Indian forces.

Earlier in the day, Modi also addressed his first poll rally in Bihar and referred to the Galwan Valley clash with Chinese troops.

China is trying to use the festering border dispute as a pretext to meddle in India’s affairs and mislead the international community

Rajnath Singh said that the strategically important Atal Tunnel is dedicated to the armed forces protecting India's borders and those living in the remote terrains.

India and China are locked in a five-month-long bitter border standoff in eastern Ladakh that has significantly strained their ties.

Prime Minister said that the wait of crores of Himachal residents has been completed along with the fulfilment of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's dreams with the tunnel's inauguration.