MEA says have established mechanisms to peacefully resolve situations on India-China border

New Delhi, May 29: Waking ahead in the India-China issue, the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday has said that India and China have established mechanisms, both at military and diplomatic levels, to resolve situations which may arise in border areas peacefully through dialogue. "Indian troops have taken a very responsible approach on border management", MEA spokesperson Anurg Shriivastava said.

 

 

He added that, India remains firm in the resolve to ensuring India's sovereignty and national security. The stand-off in Eastern Ladakh is in at least five key areas where India-China have had traditional differences on the perception of the Line of Actual Control or LAC in the region.

 

The present tension between the two sides (India-China) came into sharp focus when reports of skirmishes between the soldiers of both sides were reported in the Pangong Lake region on May 5 and May 6. These skirmishes saw officers and men of the Indian Army injured after they were reportedly surrounded by Chinese soldiers who brutally assaulted them with batons.

 

Since the clashes in the Pangong Lake, there have been multiple reports of intrusions by Chinese infantry soldiers in areas which include Demchok to the South, the Fingers region on the Eastern banks of the high-altitude Pangong Lake, the Galwan River basin and more recently the Gogra post. There have also been some reports of increased Chinese activity to the North, towards the Daulat Beg Oldie area.