India thwarts China’s ‘provocative military movements’ in Ladakh

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ In a fresh incident in eastern Ladakh, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army carried out “provocative military movements” to “unilaterally” change the status quo on the southern bank of Pangong Tso lake but the attempt was thwarted by the Indian troops, the army said on Monday.

Army spokesperson Col Aman Anand said troops from China’s People’s Liberation Army “violated” the previous consensus arrived at during military and diplomatic engagements on the ongoing standoff in eastern Ladakh, and carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo on the night of August 29/30.

A brigade commander level flag meeting is currently in progress at Chushul to resolve the issues, he said. “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,” Col Anand said in a statement.