Fresh Tensions Even as Talks Continue
Reacting to the recent tensions in Ladakh at the LAC between armies of India and China, the MEA on 1 September, said that the Chinese side had engaged in “provocative action” yet again on 31 August while ground commanders of the two sides were in discussions to de-escalate the situation.
Prior to that, in a fresh sign of escalating tensions between the neighbouring countries in eastern Ladakh, the Indian Army said in a statement on 31 August that Chinese troops violated the previous consensus on the night of 29-30 August and carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo.
In August, during the fifth round of Corps Commander level discussions – between Lt General Singh and South Xinjiang Military District chief, Major General Liu Lin – both the representatives deliberated upon the prevailing situation in Pangong Lake, the…