The incident followed the lack of forward movement in the disengagement and de-escalation process even after several rounds of diplomatic and military talks.
Editorial Staff
China provokes again, tries to alter status quo
India said on Monday that it had pre-empted “provocative military movements” by China to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on the southern bank of Pangong Lake, a development that widened the trust deficit between the two sides and dealt a blow to efforts to reduce tensions.
The incident followed the lack of forward movement in the disengagement and de-escalation process even after several rounds of diplomatic and military talks.
India has insisted that China should deliver on agreed actions for redeploying troops towards their regular posts along the LAC. China has been obdurate about this.
People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops violated the consensus reached during military and diplomatic engagements and “carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo” on the night of August 29-30, Indian Army spokesperson Col Aman Anand said in a statement.
“Indian troops pre-empted this PLA activity on the southern bank of Pangong Lake, undertook mea…
