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ISLAMABAD/UNITED NATIONS: A day after Indian and Chinese troops engaged in a brief clash along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh, the United Nations has urged for China and India to de-escalate tensions along the Sino-Indian disputed Himalayan border.
De-escalation of tensions
Secretary-General’s Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that the US calls for de-escalation to ensure that the tensions along the LAC (border) in that area did not grow. He said this inn response to a question at a regular briefing in New York.
According to the Indian army, the brief clash occurred in the Tawang sector of the disputed border last Friday. Soldiers on both sides suffered minor injuries.
The brief skirmishes on December 9 led to minor injuries to a few personnel from both sides, NDTV said, adding that the two sides instantly disengaged after holding a flag meeting.
The skirmishes took place at the Tawang Sector of Arunachal Pradesh after Chinese troops crossed the LAC before Indian soldiers contested them.
Troops of both countries reportedly engaged in clashes at Eastern Ladakh earlier.
In June 2020, the worst clashes and tensions occurred between the two forces at Galwan Valley, when 20 Indian soldiers and as many Chinese soldiers were killed. The incident led to a series of confrontations between the two countries, including one at the South Bank of Pangong Lake. China has built a military outpost in Pangong Tso along eastern Ladakh and West Tibet to keep an eye on Indian activities and advancement at one of the flashpoints and disputed border between the two countries.
Relations between the two countries remained strained after India constructed a new road to a high-altitude air base in the Himalayan region, spanning an ill-defined and 3,440-kilometre-long disputed border.
The army of the two big powers often comes face-to-face in the disputed region abundant with rivers, lakes and snowcaps.
India is competing to build infrastructure along the disputed border, which the Asian giant sees as an intrusion.
