Indian and Chinese soldiers engaged in a face-off along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near Yangtse in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh last week. It is learnt that the face-off took place after a Chinese patrol tried to enter Indian territory and the troops of China’s People’s Liberation Army were forced back.
The brief face-off it was resolved following talks between local commanders of the two sides as per established protocols, sources familiar with the development said on Friday.
The last face-off comes just a month after reports of incursion by Chinese forces in Uttarakhand.
The Corps Commander level talks are likely to take place within the next three-four days, said one of the people cited above.
About the fresh face-off, the sources said both sides undertake patrolling activities up to their line of perception and whenever the troops come face-to-face, the situation is managed according to established protocols.
