Before Moscow pact, Indian and Chinese troops fired 100-200 rounds on Pangong Tso north bank

Satellite images taken in May 2020 show Chinese tents on the north bank of Pangong Tso. (Planet Labs via Reuters, File)

Before External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi reached an agreement in Moscow on September 10 to dial down tensions along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, the heightened tensions led to a firing incident between Indian and Chinese troops on the north bank of Pangong Tso, far more intense than the firing of warning shots in the Chushul sub-sector, The Indian Express has learnt.

A top government officer, aware of the details, said this…