India stops Chinese incursion in Arunanchal

 

The Indian and Chinese troops engaged another face-off last week in which around 200 PLA (People's Liberation Army) soldiers were intercepted close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh's sensitive Tawang Sector.

The face-off between the Indian and Chinese troops happened last week during a routine patrol close to the border with China. Sources have said the Indian troops intercepted around 200 Chinese soldiers close to the border.

The matter was subsequently resolved at the local military commanders' level. There was no official comment from the Army on the incident. However, defense and security sources told that there has been no damage to Indian defences.

Later, the troops of both sides disengaged after the local commanders resolved the issue. Sources have said the engagement between the two sides lasted for a few hours and was resolved as per the existing protocols. There was no damage caused to the Indian defences during the engagement.

Tensions between China and India which has started in May 2020 is still not resolved, China for the time being is trying to increase their presence in the disputed areas with India. For example- recently Chinese soldiers have came five kilometres inside the Indian territory in Uttarakhand but later they returned. The standoff in Ladakh is still continuing which started on 5 May 2020. Even after 12 rounds of corps commander talks, both the countries have not reached to a consensus. 

Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India has reiterated that the "provocative" behaviour and "unilateral" measures by the Chinese side resulted in disturbance of peace and tranquillity in the area.

"It is our expectation that China will work towards early resolution of the remaining issues along the line of actual control in eastern Ladakh while fully abiding by bilateral agreements and protocols," Bagchi said at a media briefing here.

He also noted that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had held discussions with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Tajikistan on the sidelines of the SCO summit last month and conveyed India's stand.

India and China will soon be holding the 13th round of corps commander-level talks in eastern ladakh, in which focus will likely be on further disengagement of troops at the Hot springs area.

But, while a disengagement process is underway in eastern Ladakh, the latest intrusions indicate that the chinese are attempting to expand their scope of transgressions to the eastern and central sectors too.