ISLAMABAD – India and China have deployed thousands of additional troopsand military equipment in Ladakh region after first ever violent clash on15 June, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. The physical fighterupted once again on 29 August in Chushul valley of Ladakh region.
A day after physical fighting in the Chushul area, China has accused Indiantroops of trespassing across the Line of Actual Control on the southernbank of Pangong Lake, near the Regin Pass in the western sector of theChina-India border, and conducted “flagrant provocations” on 31 August.
“(We) urged the Indian side to strictly control and restrain its front linetroops, earnestly honour its commitments, immediately stop all theprovocative actions, immediately withdraw its troops illegally trespassing(across) the Line of Actual Control, and immediately stop any actionsleading to the escalation and complication of the situation,” Ji Rong,Spokesperson of Chinese Embassy in India said on Tuesday.
The Chinese embassy in New Delhi has made “solemn representations to theIndian side” and asked New Delhi to withdraw all the front line troopswhich “grossly violated China’s territorial sovereignty” and “seriouslyviolated relevant agreements”.
Rong said the Indian move had worked against efforts made by both sides fora period of time to ease and cool down the situation on the ground.
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Earlier on Monday, the Indian Army had claimed that the People’s LiberationArmy had carried out “provocative military movements” in the eastern Ladakhregion, leading to fresh clashes between the troops of China and Indiaduring the night on 29-30 August.
The two countries share a 4,057 kilometre border, stretching from Kashmirto Arunachal Pradesh. As the border is loosely demarcated, it has beenremained a source of tension between the two countries for decades. -Sputnik