New clashes between Indian and Chinese troops on the disputed border between the two states have left both sides injured. Video footage shows the battle along the Tawang sector (see above). The soldiers did not attack each other with guns, but with sticks – for a specific reason.
Chinese soldiers attempted to enter Indian territory last Friday, Indian Defense Minister Rainath Singh said. They were trying to “change the status quo,” he said in a speech in parliament. In the fighting that followed, soldiers on both sides were slightly injured. The parties to the dispute then retreated and a meeting was held between the commanders to restore calm and peace.
“Professional according to the rules”
China, on the other hand, accused Indian soldiers of “illegally crossing the border control line” and blocking the way for regular Chinese patrols. “Our side has handled the situation professionally and according to rules,” China’s party organ People’s Daily was quoted as saying by an army spokesman. The Indian side has to hold back their border troops to keep the peace with China along the border. According to the Chinese foreign ministry, the situation is “generally stable”.
The confrontation was not fought with guns, but with sticks, stones and other blunt weapons. There is a specific reason for this: the two states signed an agreement in 1996 in which they pledged that neither side would use their military capabilities – ie firearms – against each other. The soldiers managed to circumvent this rule by beating each other.
Deaths in border incidents
As early as the summer of 2020, there were incidents in which soldiers from both sides attacked each other with stones, sticks and fists. It was the worst incident in decades, with deaths on both sides. The incidents have added strain to already strained relations between the two countries.
The border between the two most populous countries in the world in the largely uninhabited Himalayan range at an altitude of 4500 to 5500 meters is disputed. In the 1960s, the two countries fought a brief war that China won.
Source: Krone
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