India's defence ministry said Chinese troops "carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo" at the border on Saturday. China's People's Liberation Army said that India was "seriously violating China's territorial sovereignty" with its operation staged Monday and demanded that Indian troops withdraw. Indian media reports, quoting military sources, said PLA forces tried to take hilltops traditionally claimed by India around Pangong Tso, a lake at 13,500 feet altitude. The Business Standard newspaper said that the SFF had been used to take heights that China considers its own. The Indian government does not comment on the special force's operations.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 02, 2020 05:37 UTC