The shooting took place on the north shore of Pangong Lake in early September, sources say.
New Delhi:
Indian and Chinese soldiers fired 100 to 200 rounds of “warning shots” on the north shore of Pangong Lake in early September, sources say. The incident, sources say, took place when Indian soldiers took key steps to set up a post overlooking Chinese soldiers.
India currently occupies the heights near Finger 3-4.
The incident took place days before Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi met in Moscow on September 10 and agreed to ease tensions on the Royal Line of Control in Ladakh.
Both sides issued a joint statement on a five-point plan to “continue their dialogue, disconnect quickly, maintain the appropriate distance, ease tensions and work towards new confidence-building measures.”
In another incident last week, China tried to approach Indian positions on Lake Pangong on the southern shore of Lake Ladakh and fired into the air.
Chinese soldiers armed with spears and rifles allegedly tried to force a medieval-style fight similar to the June 14 clash in the Galwan Valley, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed across the country. In the confrontation, shots were fired for the first time in LAC in 45 years. Both sides accused each other of shooting into the air.
Indian troops recently gained a tactical advantage by occupying heights in the region, thwarting Chinese attempts to unilaterally alter LAC. Sources say that the Indian army continues to resist after many provocations by the Chinese army in its attempt to advance at this point.
Satellite images of the Pangong Lake region from last week show Chinese construction activity at North Bank and the creation of new Chinese outposts near LAC on South Bank.
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