Indian and Chinese troops clashed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Tawang Sector in Arunachal Pradesh on December 9. Several soldiers were injured in the incident. There are no reports of any deaths. This is the first physical clash between the two armies since the stand-off in Galwan in 2020. 

According to sources, on December 9, the Chinese troops clashed with the Indian soldiers in Yangtse area near Tawang sector which was contested by their own troops in a firm and resolute manner. The face-off led to minor injuries to a few personnel from both sides.

Both sides immediately disengaged from the area. As a follow-up of the incident, own Commander in the area held a Flag Meeting with his counterpart to discuss the issue in accordance with structured mechanisms to restore peace and tranquillity.

Sources told news agency ANI that PLA troops contacted the LAC in the Tawang Sector of Arunachal Pradesh, which was contested by Indian troops "in a firm and resolute manner". “This face-off led to minor injuries to a few personnel from both sides. Both sides immediately disengaged from the area,” ANI quoted the “sources” as saying.

There have been face-offs in the area in the past too. The one major being in October 2021 at Yangtse, 35 km northeast of Tawang. Around 200 People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers were intercepted close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh. The Chinese attempt to get access to the top of 17,000 feet peak was thwarted and the area is now under snow and will remain so till March.

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