Provocative movements, violation of previous consensus by Chinese troops: Indian Army

The agreement between Indian and China was violated by the Chinese troops, who carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo, ANI reported quoting Colonel Aman Anand, PRO of the Indian Army.

“Indian troops pre-empted this People Liberation Army (PLA) activity on the Southern Bank of Pangong Tso Lake,” he said. He also said that the Indian Army undertook measures to strengthen our positions and thwart Chinese intentions, to unilaterally change facts on the ground.

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He further added, that the Indian Army is committed to maintaining peace and tranquillity through dialogue, but is also equally determined to protect its territorial integrity. A Brigade Commander level Flag Meeting is in progress at Chushul to resolve the issues.

Months long standoff at the border had seem to come to end, after there was a “mutual consensus to disengage” from all “friction areas” along the Line of Control, in top military talks between India and China.

On Thursday, India had said, that a complete disengagement in eastern Ladakh requires re-deployment of troops by each side, towards their regular posts on the respective sides of the Line of Actual Control(LAC). 

Tensions between India and China had escalated after a clash between the Indian army and PLA on June 15 in Ladakh. 20 Indian soldiers and reportedly many Chinese soldiers died in the clash. Several rounds of talks have so far failed to break the impasse.