Updated May 10th, 2020 at 10:35 IST
Indian & Chinese soldiers in aggressive stand-off near Sikkim border; since disengaged
Indian Army sources on Sunday morning stated that the defence forces were involved in a stand-off with the Chinese counterparts near the India-China border
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Indian Army sources on Sunday morning stated that the defence forces were involved in a stand-off with their Chinese counterparts near the India-China border in north Sikkim. The confrontation is reported to have taken place near the Naku La Sector and was solved later after local-level talks between the authorities.
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Border stand off in Sikkim
Incidents of face-off between Indian and Chinese soldiers in North Sikkim did take place. Aggressive behaviour & minor injuries occurred on both sides, troops disengaged after local level interaction and dialogue: Indian Army Sources
— ANI (@ANI)
Minor injuries were reported on both sides, and Indian Army sources went on to state that as per established protocol, the stand-off was resolved mutually. Such kind of an incident has taken place after some amount of time in the region, almost 2 years after the Dokalam stand-off.
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Published May 10th, 2020 at 10:35 IST