Galwan is an English word starting with the letter G. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.
Galwan in a sentence
Using Galwan
- In the example corpus, galwan often appears in combinations such as: galwan valley, the galwan, in galwan.
Context around Galwan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Galwan
- In this selection, "galwan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, entire, recent, springs, valley, incident and clash stand out and add context to how "galwan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 14 in galwan valley on and 15 at galwan in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "galwan" sits close to words such as abdollahian, abergavenny and abounded, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with galwan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Notably, in 2020, the Indian and Chinese troops clashed at Galwan, the same year the pandemic started. (17 words)
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi alleged that Indian soldiers were sent to martyrdom at the Galwan Valley unarmed. (17 words)
Jaishankar had spoken to Wang once before about the crisis, after the June 15 clash in the Galwan Valley. (19 words)
India and China have had an intense standoff along their disputed border since May, which escalated on June 15 at Galwan in the Indian territory of Ladakh into a brawl that left 20 Indian soldiers and an undisclosed number of Chinese soldiers dead. (43 words)
It is noteworthy that India’s prime minister personally took the foreign policy lead on the Israel question, as he had done with regards to China after the Galwan incident when, to everyone’s amazement, he gave the Chinese a clean chit. (42 words)
The Chinese military pressed not at one point as in the past, but at several tactically important pressure points with thousands of forces across hundreds of kilometers: at Pangong Lake, Hot Springs, Galwan Valley, and Depsang Plains. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
In one of the major border escalations in over four decades, Indian and armies clashed in Galwan valley in June 2020, resulting in casualties on both sides.
It is noteworthy that India’s prime minister personally took the foreign policy lead on the Israel question, as he had done with regards to China after the Galwan incident when, to everyone’s amazement, he gave the Chinese a clean chit.
Conflict between China and India on the Line of Actual Control in Galwan in 2020 is another instance that seriously damaged relations between the two nations.
Notably, in 2020, the Indian and Chinese troops clashed at Galwan, the same year the pandemic started.
The border standoff after the Galwan clash in 2020 has seen several measures announced by the government to limit Chinese influence on the Indian economy.
The need for a light tank, that is swift, agile and has better fire power, was felt for the first time during the Galwan face off with China in eastern Ladakh in May 2020.
Army sources stated that at Galwan area, limited “disengagement” had begun earlier and was under way in Gogra and at PP 15 and 17A.
Chidambaram said even after the PM’s statement on Friday, China had blamed India for the clashes and had re-asserted its claim to the entire Galwan Valley.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi alleged that Indian soldiers were sent to martyrdom at the Galwan Valley unarmed.
Defence Expert GD Bakshi on June 17 reacted on Indian Army's "violent face-off" with Chinese troops at Galwan Valley.
Demands to boycott Chinese products are being made from various quarters ever since the Galwan Vally faceoff between Indian and Chinese troops.
However, the situation deteriorated after the Galwan Valley confrontation on June 15 in which 20 members of the Indian army died.
India and China have had an intense standoff along their disputed border since May, which escalated on June 15 at Galwan in the Indian territory of Ladakh into a brawl that left 20 Indian soldiers and an undisclosed number of Chinese soldiers dead.
In the meantime, the Major General-level dialogue is taking place at the site of attack at patrolling point 14 in Galwan valley on Thursday to ease out the tense situation.
Jaishankar had spoken to Wang once before about the crisis, after the June 15 clash in the Galwan Valley.
Most of the members of Galwan gang ran away to far distant places like Gilgit/Baltisthan/Ladakh to escape Maharaja’s retribution.
On Friday, PM visited the hospital where he interacted with soldiers, who were injured in the Galwan Valley clashes and are undergoing treatment.
Regarding the 2017 Doklam incident and the recent Galwan Valley incident, he said, “China was also surprised by our strength in Doklam.
The Chinese military pressed not at one point as in the past, but at several tactically important pressure points with thousands of forces across hundreds of kilometers: at Pangong Lake, Hot Springs, Galwan Valley, and Depsang Plains.
The fatal clash, the first between the two nations since 1975, took place in Galwan Valley, Ladakh, on the Himalayan border.
Common combinations with galwan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- galwan valley 20×
- the galwan 13×
- in galwan 6×
- at galwan 4×
- galwan in 2×
- galwan river 2×