In confrontation in Ladakh, the Chinese army carried out “provocative military movements” to “unilaterally” on of Pangong lake but the attempt was defeated by Indian troops, the Army said.
Army Spokesperson Col Aman Anand said, ‘ troops from Chinese People”s Liberation Army(PLA) “violated” the consensus arrived at during military and diplomatic engagements on the ongoing standoff in eastern Ladakh. And carried out provocative military movements on the intervening night of August 29 and 30 to change the status quo’.
Although there was no physical clash between the troops of the two sides during China”s attempt to open a new front in the prolonged border standoff.
In a statement, Col Anand said that the Indian Army thwarted the Chinese intentions to “unilaterally” change facts on ground. Undertook measures to strengthen Indian positions in the area.
“On the night of 29/30 August 2020, PLA troops violated the previous consensus arrived at during military. And diplomatic engagements during the ongoing standoff in Eastern Ladakh and carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo,” he added.
“Indian troops pre-empted this PLA activity on the Southern Bank of Pangong Tso Lake, undertook measures to strengthen our positions and thwart Chinese intentions to unilaterally change facts on ground,” the Army spokesperson said.