Chinese and Indian Armies clash at disputed borders of Ladakh Region
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*NEW DELHI: **Chinese and Indian Armies clash at disputed borders of Ladakh Region, Indian media has reported.*
*Rival troops of China and India had a prolonged confrontation on Wednesday in the disputed region of eastern Ladakh between the two countries, Time of India reported link. *
According to the sources of TOI, the face-off between Indian and Chinese soldiers began on the northern bank of the 134-km-long Pangong lake soon after dawn on Wednesday.
“Indian soldiers were on a patrol when they were confronted by People’s Liberation Army soldiers, who strongly objected to their presence in the area. This led to a scuffle between the rival soldiers,” a source told TOI.
The border escalation between China and India surfaced at a time when the tensions are already heightened between Islamabad and New Dehli over the abrogation of the special status of occupied Kashmir