Border forces of India and China entered into conflicts It borders the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. On Monday, December 12, the news agency reported MOMENT with reference to sources.
The publication claims that the incident occurred in the Tawang area last Friday, December 9, and that “the parties have now dispersed from the collision area”.
According to the agency, the Chinese army entered the line of true control separating both countries, but was “decisively and decisively” stopped by the Indian army.
“A few soldiers on both sides were slightly injured. Both sides immediately withdrew from the area.
conflict history
The lack of a border drawn between India and China in the Himalayas (the two countries are separated by the Line of De facto Control) has been a source of tension for decades.
In 1959, India announced that the Chinese side had captured a part of the state of Arunachal Pradesh, and in 1962 the Indian-Chinese armed conflict broke out, as a result of which about 38,000 square meters of Indian territory fell under Chinese control. km in Ladakh and Aksai Chin regions.
In early May 2020, a dangerous conflict broke out between the Indian and Chinese armies in eastern Ladakh. TASS. On the night of 15-16 June, 250 military personnel of the two countries clashed near Pangog-Tso Lake, which was repeated in the Galvan River region and caused casualties on both sides.
In this context, India and China transported heavy artillery, tanks and aircraft to Ladakh, and the number of military groups of each of the warring parties was increased to 50 thousand people.
After a series of negotiations at the military and diplomatic levels, in February 2021, India and China began mutually gradual withdrawal of troops from the disputed areas on the border.
In September of last year, it was reported that the Indian army moved its latest artillery systems to eastern Ladakh via the Line of De facto Control with China:
“Amid no signs of de-escalation in eastern Ladakh, we are transporting the latest M-777 ultralight howitzers purchased from the United States with heavy Chinook helicopters. India received half of the 145 M-777 guns with a range of 30 km ordered from the United States. Three regiments of these howitzers are currently deployed along the Chinese border,” he said. india times military resources
In July 2022, India urged China to lower the level of military activity in the mountainous region of eastern Ladakh.
“The talks discussed the situation in the Chang Chenmo sector and the Depsang Plateau with the aim of restoring the status quo in Ladakh until April 2020. The Indian side advocated the reduction of activities on the line of contact between the troops, the termination of the construction of the military infrastructure of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in Ladakh and the withdrawal of troops from the front lines, ”the statement said. .