India foils China's plans! Push back Chinese troops at Naku La in Sikkim; 20 PLA soldiers injured

New Delhi, Jan 25: Amid the India-China border standoff, the Indian Army has thwarted Chinese troops attempts to intrude across the border at Naku La in North Sikkim last week.

The Indian side pushed back the Chinese troops when the PLA's soldiers patrol party attempted to cross the border. Despite hostile weather conditions in North Sikkim, the Indian Army soldiers, successfully managed to push back China.

 

 

 

It is said that about 20 soldiers were reportedly injured. On the Indian side, 4 Indian Army soldiers reportedly sustained injuries. The report also added that no arms were used during the clash.

 

The incident has been reported a day after India and China held the ninth round of military talks to defuse border tensions in eastern Ladakh on Sunday. The talks, which finished around 2.30 am and lasted for more than 15 hours, were held at Moldo opposite Chushul in the eastern Ladakh sector.

 

The incident comes at a time when both sides have deployed thousands of troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) since May 2020 when border tensions started simmering between the two neighbours – especially along three friction points in the eastern Ladakh region.

 

The LAC is the de-facto border between the two countries in the region. In June 2020, 20 Indian soldiers were killed in the Galwan Valley as the stand-off escalated into a violent face-off. While there were fatalities on the Chinese side too, the number was not revealed by Beijing.

 

Both sides are known to have stationed heavy artillery and deployed fighter aircraft in close proximity to the LAC as a precautionary measure even as they work towards disengagement.