{"id":29092,"date":"2022-12-13T08:18:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T08:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=29092"},"modified":"2022-12-13T08:18:26","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T08:18:26","slug":"india-and-china-troops-clash-on-arunachal-pradesh-mountain-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=29092","title":{"rendered":"India and China troops clash on Arunachal Pradesh mountain border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BBC News:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>India says its forces have clashed with Chinese troops in a disputed area along the border, the first such flare-up in more than a year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nations had been working to de-escalate tensions since a major clash killed at least 24 troops in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But on Monday, the Indian army said there had been a clash in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh state last Friday, the eastern tip of India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both sides were involved with a few soldiers suffering minor injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China is yet to comment on the stand off. But Reuters reported an Indian army source saying at least six Indian troops were injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Both sides immediately disengaged from the area,&#8221; the Indian army said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It added that commanders from both sides had held a meeting immediately after &#8220;to restore peace and tranquility&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India&#8217;s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told the parliament on Tuesday that no Indian soldiers had been &#8220;hurt or seriously injured&#8221; in the clash and that the incident has been &#8220;taken up at diplomatic levels&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that because of &#8220;timely intervention of Indian military commanders, PLA soldiers went back to their positions&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-asia-53062484\">India-China border dispute explained in 400 words<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China and India share a disputed 3,440km (2,100 mile) long de facto border &#8211; called the Line of Actual Control, or LAC &#8211; which is poorly demarcated. The presence of rivers, lakes and snowcaps means the line can shift. The soldiers on either side &#8211; representing two of the world&#8217;s largest armies &#8211; come face to face at many points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tensions sometimes escalate into skirmishes. However both sides have been trying to de-escalate since a major battle in June 2020 in the Galwan Valley in the Ladakh region much further to the west &#8211; where 20 Indian soldiers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-56121781\">at least four Chinese soldiers<\/a> died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That battle &#8211; fought with sticks and clubs, not guns &#8211; was the first fatal confrontation between the two sides in the the area for 45 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another face-off in January 2021 left troops on both sides injured. It took place along the border between China and India&#8217;s Sikkim state, which is sandwiched between Bhutan and Nepal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In September both countries agreed to disengage from at a disputed area along a remote western Himalayan border area, with both sides beginning troop withdrawals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC News: India says its forces have clashed with Chinese troops in a disputed area along the border, the first such flare-up in more than a year. The nations had been working to de-escalate tensions since a major clash killed at least 24 troops in 2020. But on Monday, the Indian army said there had been a clash in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh state last Friday, the eastern tip of India. Both sides were involved with a few soldiers suffering minor injuries. China is yet to comment on the stand off. 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