The standoff between India and China continues, more incidents of skirmish between the soldiers of the two countries came to light.

Amid the ongoing standoff in relations between India and China, at least two previously unidentified incidents of skirmish between Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) have come to light. Let us tell you that these skirmishes have been mentioned in the citation of gallantry awards given to the soldiers of the Indian Army. The citation given at an investiture ceremony by the Army’s Western Command last week gave a brief account of how Indian troops boldly responded to the aggressive behavior of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops along the LAC. Additionally, the Army’s Western Command had uploaded a video of the January 13 ceremony on its YouTube channel commenting on the gallantry awards, but ‘deactivated’ it on Monday. Let us tell you that the headquarters of Western Command is in Chandi Mandir, Haryana.

It is being told that many Indian soldiers, who were part of the team that strongly responded to the Chinese encroachment attempt, were also honored with gallantry awards in the investiture ceremony. The incidents mentioned in the citation took place between September 2021 and November 2022. There has been no immediate comment on this matter from the Army.

Foreign Minister Jaishankar’s statement

Let us also tell you that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that China should not expect relations to move forward normally amid the border standoff. He said that diplomacy continues and sometimes difficult situations cannot be resolved in a hurry. Jaishankar has said that there is no mutual agreement on the borders between India and China and it was decided that both sides will not amass troops and will keep each other informed about their activities, but the neighboring country violated this agreement in 2020. Violated. Jaishankar has said that China brought its troops in large numbers to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and the Galwan incident took place. The External Affairs Minister said he has told his Chinese counterpart that “unless a solution is found on the border, they should not expect other relations to move forward normally.” Is. You don’t want to fight and trade at the same time. “In the meantime, diplomacy continues and sometimes difficult situations cannot be resolved quickly.”

Northern Command statement

Let us also tell you that a top army commander has also said that the situation on the northern border is stable but ‘not normal’. Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Northern Command, has said that out of the seven standoff points in eastern Ladakh in May 2020, five have been resolved by the Indian Army and the Jan Mukti Army (PLA) and the remaining two locations have been resolved. speaking terms. “The situation on the northern border is stable but not normal or I can say it is sensitive,” he told reporters.

Army Chief’s statement

Apart from this, Army Chief General Manoj Pandey has also said that the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is ‘stable’ but ‘sensitive’ and Indian troops are maintaining operational preparedness to deal effectively with any contingencies. are held at a high level. Addressing reporters ahead of Army Day this week, General Pandey had said that India and China are continuing talks at the military and diplomatic levels with the aim of returning to the pre-war situation by the mid-2020s. He said, “The situation on the northern border is stable but sensitive. We are continuing talks at both military and diplomatic levels as per established protocols and procedures to find solutions to the remaining issues. Our operational preparedness is at a high level, the Army Chief said. The deployment of troops is strong and balanced. He said that his army is maintaining adequate presence in all areas so that it can deal with any unexpected situation. Asked whether efforts would be made to reduce the number of troops along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, he said the primary emphasis is to return to the status quo before the standoff began in 2020. “Currently our effort is to continue negotiations to return to the pre-mid-2020 situation,” he said. And once that happens, we can consider the bigger issue of reducing the number of troops. As long as there is a need to deploy troops on LAC, we will continue to do so. “Once the first goal is achieved, we can focus on other issues,” he said.

LAC situation

Let us tell you that there are many places of conflict between India and China in Eastern Ladakh on which there has been a deadlock for the last three years. However, after several rounds of diplomatic and military level talks, both sides have withdrawn troops from many conflict areas. A standoff broke out on the eastern Ladakh border on May 5, 2020, following a violent clash in the Pangong Lake area. Each side currently has around 50,000 to 60,000 troops along the LAC in the area. However, after the clash in Galwan Valley in June 2020, the Indian Army is fully prepared to deal with every situation on the 3,488 km long LAC.