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India says the army 'thwarted' Chinese 'proactive military movement' to change status quo along #Ladakh border - by @pabsgill

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Amid talks of disengagement and disarmament, the Chinese took to the offensive, according to India’s Ministry of Defence.

On the night between August 29 and 30, the Indian Army claims that the People’s Liberation Army tried to change the status quo, yet again, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern #Ladakh. An attempt that was ‘thwarted’ by the armed forces (@adgpi).

There was ‘proactive military movement’ by the Chinese side along the Southern Bank of the Pangong Tso Lake where the border between India and China is disputed. India claims that the #IndiaChinaBorder lies at Finger 8.

These ‘fingers’ are mountainous ridges that jut out into the lake and are used as location markers. For #China, Finger 2 marks the boundary. The area in between is where the confrontations take place.

For instance, the first alternation between #India and #China that took place on May 5 was near Finger 5. While face-offs between the two sides were common, this was the first time that a physical confrontation occurred making the August 29’s incident even more rare.

Not to mention the violent clash at #GalwanValley in June that killed 20 Indian soldiers and left an undisclosed number of fatalities on the Chinese side.