Chinese aggression yet again to change status quo in Ladakh; attempt thwarted, says Indian Army
India TodayIn yet another flare-up at the Line of Actual Control, the Indian Army thwarted an attempt of the Chinese troops to carry out “provocative military movements to change the status quo” in the southern bank of Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh. The defence ministry said in its statement, “On the night of 29/30 August 2020, PLA troops violated the previous consensus arrived at during military and diplomatic engagements during the ongoing standoff in Eastern Ladakh and carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo.” This was a violent clash near Chushul. #LadakhClash — Shiv Aroor August 31, 2020 “Indian troops pre-empted this PLA activity on the southern bank of Pangong Tso Lake, undertook measures to strengthen our positions and thwart Chinese intentions to unilaterally change facts on ground,” the Ministry of Defence statement read. On developments along the LAC, sources in the Indian Army said, “Chinese Army had tried to transgress into Indian areas using sizeable number of troops but Indian Army pre-empted the Chinese attempt and foiled their move.” India had last week said a complete disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh can be achieved only through mutually agreed reciprocal actions.