NEW DELHI—Indian and Chinese troops clashed on the disputed border of northern Sikkim in the Himalayas on Jan. 20, resulting in several injuries on both sides, according to the Indian media. The skirmish happened after the Chinese soldiers tried to intrude into the Indian side at Naku La, and the Indian side pushed the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) back despite bad weather, according to India Today, a leading Indian media that quoted sources saying the injured include 20 PLA and four Indian soldiers. The reports of injured, however, vary in other media, and there’s no official confirmation of the numbers. “It’s clarified that there was a minor face-off between the Indian Army & Chinese PLA troops at Naku La, Sikkim on 20th January. It was resolved by local commanders as per established protocols,” the Indian army said in a Jan. 25 statement released by Asian News International, an Indian news …
Indian and Chinese Troops Clash in Sikkim Resulting in Several Injuries on Both Sides, Indian Media Claims
January 25, 2021
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