• Indian, Chinese soldiers fought in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang Sector on Dec 9.
• Media sources said both sides promptly left the area.

PLA troops made touch with the LAC in the Tawang Sector of Arunachal Pradesh, which Indian troops “contested in a hard and resolute way.”, according to sources.

On December 9, soldiers from the Indian and Chinese armies engaged in combat along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Tawang Sector of Arunachal Pradesh. In the conflict, some Indian soldiers suffered injuries.

Sources told news agency that PLA troops contacted the LAC in Tawang Sector of Arunachal Pradesh, which was contested by Indian troops “in a firm and resolute manner”. “This face-off led to minor injuries to a few personnel from both sides. Both sides immediately disengaged from the area,” Media quoted the “sources” as saying.

“As a follow-up of the incident, India’s Commander in the area held a Flag Meeting with his counterpart to discuss the issue in accordance with structured mechanisms to restore peace and tranquility,” the sources added.

There are places where there are different perceptions along the LAC in the Tawang Sector of Arunachal Pradesh, and both sides police the area up to their respective claim lines. According to the reports, this has been the pattern since 2006.

Requests for response were not immediately answered by a representative of the Indian foreign ministry.

In June 2020, Indian and Chinese soldiers engaged in hand-to-hand combat next to the Tibetan plateau controlled by China in the Galwan valley in Ladakh.

In addition to deploying troops, weaponry, and supplies to the high-altitude desert region, both sides increased their military presence after 20 Indian soldiers and an unspecified number of Chinese soldiers died.

Their forces traditionally followed long-standing norms to avoid using any guns along the de facto boundary known as the Line of Actual Control along the 3,800 km (2,360 mile) shared by India and China (LAC).

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