India, China troops engage in heated exchange in eastern Ladakh: Official sources

The troops of India and China were engaged in a heated exchange in eastern Ladakh near the Pangong Tso Lake on Wednesday, official sources said.

The exchange triggered after Chinese Army personnel objected to patrol by Indian soldiers in the area, they said.

Army sources said the incident occurred due to deferring perceptions about the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China.

The issue has been resolved during a delegation-level talks between the two sides on Wednesday, the Army sources said.

The matter has been de-escalated and disengaged fully after delegation-level talks yesterday. This occurs due to differing perceptions of LAC (Line of Actual Control). There are established mechanisms to resolve such occurrences," an Army source said, reported NDTV.

This is not the first time that a scuffle has been reported between Indian and Chinese soldiers around Ladakh's Pangong lake.

In August 2017, a video of a standoff between soldiers of the two sides went viral on social media, showing many soldiers from the two countries punching and kicking each other and throwing stones. The incident took place on Independence Day when Chinese troops tried to enter Indian terrain along the banks of Pangong lake, but were stopped by Indian soldiers.

with PTI inputs.