The Indian army has said only that a “minor faceoff” occurred last week in northern Sikkim, a mountainous Indian state bordering China. Tensions burst into the open in June, when troops from both countries engaged in a deadly brawl along the border of the Ladakh region in northern India. Official Indian maps showed that the Longju area lies several miles inside India, said the local leaders who have visited near the disputed area. ‘Why didn’t you take care of that?’’ ’What local leaders are reporting in Arunachal is similar to what local leaders in Ladakh have reported more than 2,000 miles away. Chinese and Indian military commanders continue to hold talks along the disputed border in the Ladakh region.

Source: bd News24 January 25, 2021 19:52 UTC