New Delhi: Clashes between Indian and Chinese forces in eastern Ladakh have resulted in the death of an Indian Army colonel and two personnel. A meeting between the two countries' armies on the Line of Control (LoC) was underway in the Gulwan Valley area of eastern Ladakh in the middle of the night on Tuesday.
According to a statement issued by the Indian Army, a clash took place during the talks to reduce tensions, which resulted in the death of a colonel and two officials. On the other hand, China has also confirmed the incident and accused India. He was trying to cross the disputed border and is responsible for the attack on Chinese troops. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said in a statement issued on Tuesday that the Indian army had crossed the border twice on Monday, leading to a physical clash between the two countries' border forces. He said on condition of anonymity that no weapons were used in the clash between the two armies.
The incident comes at a time when tensions on the border between the two countries have been simmering for weeks and additional troops have been deployed by the two sides on the three-and-a-half-thousand-kilometer-long border between the two nuclear-armed countries. Clashes between the armies occur on a regular basis, with no formal demarcation of the border, but not a single death in decades.
The Indian military says there have been casualties on both sides, but China has not confirmed any casualties or has blamed India for the attack. A spokesman for the Indian military said there had been "violent clashes between Monday and Tuesday night." As a result of which both sides lost their lives, the Indian Army lost one officer and two soldiers.
The spokesman said senior military leaders from both sides were present at the scene to ease tensions. An Indian official stationed in the area told a British broadcaster that there had been no firing and no casualties. The Indian officer was a colonel. The officer said on condition of anonymity that no firing took place, no weapons were used, the violent clashes took place by hand, while China confirmed the incident and crossed the border into India. Accused of attacking Chinese officials
Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Jiang Yu's Regular Press Conference on March 26, 2006 Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Jiang Yu's Regular Press Conference on March 26, 2006 Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Jiang Yu's Regular Press Conference on March 26, 2006 The incident took place in the Gulwan Valley in the Ladakh region, just off Tibet. Thousands of troops have been involved in the ongoing tensions between the nuclear-armed nations since May, with experts warning that no Even such confrontation could lead to a major crisis in the region.
On May 9, Indian and Chinese troops clashed and pelted each other with stones, injuring several soldiers, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement last week, through diplomatic and military sources. The two sides will continue to have effective military and diplomatic contacts to resolve the situation and ensure peace in the border areas, a statement from the Indian Foreign Ministry said later.
But sources and Indian news agencies have hinted that the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) has seized territory in recent weeks, but India has given up and decided to cede it to China. The areas that have been occupied since then include Lake Pan Gong Tsu in the north and the important area of the strategically important Gluan Valley.
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