Indian, Chinese troops clashed last week at disputed border: Officials
NEW DELHI (AA) – Troops from India and China clashed last week along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de facto border between the two countries in India’s northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, officials said Monday.
An official statement issued by a defense spokesman Monday evening said that on Dec. 9 in the Tawang Sector, a “face-off led to minor injuries to a few personnel from both sides.”
The statement said that both sides immediately disengaged from the area.
As a follow-up of the incident, the Indian commander in the area “held a flag meeting with his counterpart to discuss the issue in accordance with structured mechanisms to restore peace and tranquility,” the statement said.
The incident marks the first major clash between the two militaries since June 2020, when at least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers were killed in a clash at the LAC in the high-altitude Himalayan region of Ladakh.
Tensions at the border eased after several rounds of talks, and the two sides stepped back.
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