Army Foils China Bid To Change Status Quo In Eastern Ladakh

New Delhi: In a major flare-up in eastern Ladakh, Indian soldiers blocked an attempt by Chinese troops to carry out “provocative military movements to change the status quo” near Pangong Tso, the Army informed on Monday.

The incidents took place overnight between August 29 and 30, according to a statement by the Army.

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (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”, NDTV reported quoting the statement.

“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,” it added.

A Brigade Commander-level meeting is on at Chushul to defuse the tension, the government said.

A deadlock over parts of Ladakh where the Chinese army set up camp earlier this year has not been resolved despite five rounds of talks between the militaries of both nations.

A week ago, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat had said India has “military options” to deal with China if the military and diplomatic level talks did not produce results.