Earlier this month, the Indian Army soldiers effectively thwarted Chinese patrol party’s try to intrude inside Indian Territory. And in the ensuing brawl as numerous as 20 of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers have been injured and couple of Indians also received injuries. The incident had taken spot on January 20, 2021.
Statement by the Indian Army
Responding to media queries associated to the face-off in between the Indian Army and Chinese soldiers on January 20, 2021, in Sikkim Sector, the Indian army issued a statement on Monday (January 25, 2021) stating, “There was a minor face-off at Nakula area of North Sikkim on January 20. And the same was resolved by local commanders as per established protocols.”
Previous clashes at Naku La
Last May this was one particular of the original face-off websites in between the troops of each the nations, in which virtually 150 Indian and Chinese military personnel have been involved close to Nakula Pass in the Sikkim sector. And as reported earlier there about 10 soldiers from each sides who have sustained injuries. Also, there had been skirmishes in Pangong Tso, Galwan, Gogra, Hot Springs.
After the incident final summer season in May, the troops had disengaged right after dialogue at the nearby level.
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The new face-off at Nakula comes at a time as the two sides are currently engaged in a border standoff in eastern Ladakh.
Meanwhile…
The two sides held a 17 hour extended ninth round of talks on Sunday, January 24, 2021. The talks remained inconclusive.
Why?
Because India has urged China for ‘complete disengagement and de-escalation’ at all the face-off websites in eastern Ladakh. The predicament remains tense, as from final May-June the PLA has occupied an 8-km stretch from ‘Finger 4 to 8’ on the north bank of Pangong Tso.
As reported earlier, the predicament in the eastern Ladakh area had deteriorated when about 250 troops of each sides on May 5, 2020, have been engaged in a violent face-off. And then in yet another main incident in the month of June 20 Indian soldiers and an unspecified quantity of PLA guys died in the violence.