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150 Indian and Chinese border guards threw stones at the border near Tibet, injuring several soldiers.
The clash took place on May 9 in the Naku La region, at an altitude of 1,572 m, in the state of Sikkim, in northeast India, on the border with Bhutan, Nepal and China, which has a mountain route strategically important. Near Tibet Mandeep Hooda, spokesman for the Indian Army’s Eastern Military Region, said the conflict between the two border guards was due to unresolved border disputes.
Soldiers on both sides initially threw stones at each other, then argued and finally rushed. “Violent violence between the two sides caused some soldiers to be slightly injured,” Hooda said, saying that the tensions were subsequently resolved through “dialogue and interaction” at the local level.
Chinese (left) and Indian soldiers in the border area. Photos: Closed TV circuit.
Hooda did not say how many soldiers were involved in the fight, but the Hindus Times quoted an Indian military source as saying that four Chinese soldiers and seven Chinese border guards were injured in a clash between 150 people. on both sides
Tensions in relations between India and China have originated in territorial disputes in border areas, particularly in the Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh areas in northeast India.
The Indian Sikkim region borders China. Photos: FreeWorldMap.
In 2017, the two countries experienced more than two months of tension in the Doklam region, between Bhutan and China, when Beijing sent its forces of mechanics and mechanized machines to the area to build the transport. Unsuccessfully, Bhutan asked India to send troops to Doklam to avoid the Chinese movement.
The May 9 incident was the last showdown between the two countries after two years, beginning in 2017, when Chinese and Indian troops rushed near Ladakh, northwest India. China controls two thirds of this lake and its border is always opposed to the presence of Indian soldiers in the region.
Mai Lam (The O AFP / AP)
