UK PM terms Sino-India standoff 'very serious, worrying situation'; calls for dialogue

British PM Boris Johnson described the escalation in eastern Ladakh as "a very serious and worrying situation", which the UK is "monitoring closely". "......we are encouraging both parties to engage in dialogue on the issues on the border and sort it out between them," the Prime Minister said during his weekly Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons.