In yet another move to heat up the tensions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, the Chinese troops tried to carry out "provocative military movements to chang status quo", but it was pre-empted by the Indian Army.
According to the statement of the defence ministry, "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."
Currently, a Brigade Commander level Flag Meeting is underway at Chusul to resolve the issue.
“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," Ministry of Defence statement read.
It further added, "the Indian Army is committed to maintaining peace and tranquility through dialogue, but is also equally determined to protect its territorial integrity".When sources in the Indian Army at LAC were asked about the latest developments they said, "Chinese Army had tried to transgress into Indian areas using sizeable number of troops but the Indian Army pre-empted the Chinese attempt and foiled their move."
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Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Anurag Srivastava had said complete disengagement requires re-deployment of troops by each side towards their regular posts on their respective sides of the LAC and this can be done only through mutually agreed actions.
China, meanwhile, had said that India should look at the “big picture” of bilateral ties and work with it and take concrete steps to bring the relationship back on the “right track of normal development." Beijing said New Delhi should put the border issue in an appropriate position in this "big picture" and “avoid misjudgement”.