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Indian, Chinese troops clash in Sikkim, minor injuries on both sides


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  • The troops of the Indian Army and Chinese PLA disengaged after dialogue at the local level
  • Minor injuries occurred on both sides

    NEW DELHI : Soldiers of the Indian Army and Chinese PLA were involved in a fierce face-off in Nakula area of North Sikkim on Saturday in which men from both sides sustained minor injuries. The area is in the Sikkim sector along the Sino-Indo border, official sources said.

    In total, 150 soldiers were present when the confrontation took place, which was later resolved at the local level.

    "Troops resolve such issues mutually as per established protocols. Such an incident occurred after a long time," said a source.

    Army sources said that such "temporary and short duration faceoffs" keep occurring as boundary issue between China and Indian has not been resolved. "Troops resolve such issues mutually as per established protocols. This has occurred after a long time," they said.

    This is not the first time Indian and Chinese soldiers have exchanged blows along the border.

    In August 2017, Indian and Chinese soldiers threw stones at each other and exchanged blows near Pangong Lake in Ladakh.

    The clash had aggravated tensions between the two countries as it happened at a time when they were locked in a stand-off in the disputed territory of Doklam in Sikkim.

    It took two months to end the stand-off between the forces.

    India and China were engaged in a 73-day standoff in Doklam after Chinese troops were building a road from their territory to the Jhamphiri ridgeline.

    This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.

    https://www.livemint.com/news/india/indian-chinese-troops-clash-in-sikkim-11589088637185.html

    https://www.news18.com/news/india/indian-chinese-troops-clash-near-naku-la-in-sikkim-sector-many-sustain-minor-injuries-2613691.html

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