Fresh Face-Off At LAC As India, China Troops Confront Each Other Near Arunachal After 6 Years

A
f esh
face-off
betwee
I dia
a d
Chi ese
t oops
alo g
the
Li e
of
Actual
Co t ol
(LAC)
ea
A u achal
P adesh
has
b ought
the
bo de
i to
focus
agai ,
with
a
photog aph
showi g
soldie s
f om
both
sides
co f o ti g
each
othe
du i g
a
pat ol.

The
I dia
A my
has
ot
officially
comme ted
o
the
photog aph.
Howeve ,
the
image
is
believed
to
be
f om
July
26,
whe
t oops
f om
I dia
a d
Chi a
epo tedly
came
face-to-face
du i g
pat olli g
alo g
the
LAC
a d
ca ied
out
a
ba e
d ill.

Chi ese
t oops
we e
see
holdi g
a
ba e
w itte
i
both
Chi ese
a d
E glish.
The
epo ted
co f o tatio
is
believed
to
have
co ti ued
fo
ea ly
a
week
befo e
the
situatio
was
b ought
u de
co t ol
followi g
i te ve tio
by
se io
comma de s
f om
both
sides.

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No
‘Slow
E c oachme t’
By
Chi a
I
A u achal
P adesh,
Sou ces
Say

T oops
Face
Off
Du i g
LAC
Pat ol

The
epo ted
i cide t
ma ks
a
sig ifica t
developme t
alo g
the
A u achal
P adesh
sectio
of
the
LAC,
whe e
t oops
f om
the
two
cou t ies
had
p eviously
e cou te ed
each
othe
i
2017
i
the
Doklam
Secto .& bsp;

Acco di g
to
the
i fo matio
su ou di g
the
photog aph,
the
soldie s
emai ed
e gaged
i
the
face-off
fo
seve al
days.
The
situatio
was
eve tually
defused
afte
se io
milita y
comma de s
i te ve ed.& bsp;

The
two
t oops
had
p eviously
co f o ted
each
othe
i
2020
alo g
the
Li e
of
Actual
Co t ol
(LAC)
i
easte
Ladakh.
The
co flict
culmi ated
alo g
the
Li e
of
Actual
Co t ol
(LAC)
i
easte
Ladakh.
It
culmi ated
i
a
b utal
ha d-to-ha d
physical
clash
o
Ju e
15,
2020,
esulti g
i
the
deaths
of
20
I dia
soldie s
a d
a
u disclosed
umbe
of
Chi ese
casualties.

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‘Mo e
Tha
90
Killed& squo;:
MEA
U ges
Wo ld
To
Hold
Pakista
Accou table
Ove
PoJK
Viole ce

Timi g
D aws
Atte tio
To
Chi a& squo;s
A u achal
Map

The
photog aph
has
su faced
at
a
time
whe
te sio s
ove
Chi a& squo;s
claims
o
A u achal
P adesh
emai
a
se sitive
issue
betwee
the
two
cou t ies.
Chi a
had
ece tly
eleased
a
ew
map
i
which
it
assig ed
Chi ese
ames
to
places
i
A u achal
P adesh.

I dia
has
co siste tly
ejected
such
claims
ove
the
o theaste
state.
The
latest
epo ted
face-off
has
the efo e
added
sig ifica ce
to
the
timi g
of
the
photog aph.

Du i g
a
p ess
b iefi g
o
Tuesday,
the
Mi ist y
of
Exte al
Affai s
said
that
the
situatio
alo g
the
bo de
emai s
a
impo ta t
facto
i
I dia-Chi a
elatio s
a d
st essed
that
peace
should
be
mai tai ed.& bsp;

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