Indian and Chinese troops have engaged in a new confrontation on the disputed Himalayan border between the nuclear-armed neighbours, where at least 20 Indian troops were killed in a brawl in June.
The latest encounter will increase tension between two countries that have undertaken an intense military build-up in recent months on what was previously a lightly patrolled border in the sparsely populated region of Ladakh.
The Indian government said on Monday that the confrontation occurred overnight on Saturday when People’s Liberation Army troops undertook “provocative movements to change the status quo” on the southern bank of Ladakh’s remote Pangong Tso lake, an area long claimed by India.
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