In early May 2020, troops of the People's Liberation Army and Indian Army engaged in melee at locations along the notional Line of Actual Control (LAC), the disputed boundary between China and India. [1] [2] It escalated on 15/16 June 2020 resulting in deaths on both sides. Indian sources reported the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers and casualties of at least 45 Chinese soldiers. [3] [4] China reported 4 deaths. [5] [6] On 7 September, for the first time in 45 years, shots were fired along the LAC, with both sides blaming each other for the firing. [7] [8] Indian media also reported that Indian troops fired warning shots at the PLA on 30 August. [9]
Most experts point out that Indian infrastructure construction along the LAC troubled the Chinese and was one of the multiple major triggers. [10] [11] Multiple rounds of diplomatic and military talks followed, including the corps-commander-level meetings, and meetings of existing border dispute management and resolution mechanisms. [12] [13] The 13th round of corps-commander talks took place on 10 October 2021. [14] [15] Incomplete, partial and complete disengagement and de-escalation has been announced at various locations respectively. [16] [17]
The 2020–2022 China–India skirmishes are a part of the larger Sino-Indian border dispute. This is a timeline of events that stretches over the period of the 2020–2022 China–India skirmishes.
On Saturday, Indian and Chinese military officials of Lieutenant General-rank are likely to meet at a border personnel meeting (BPM)... The various BPM meetings – led first by colonels, then brigadiers and then finally over three rounds by major general-rank officers – have until now yielded no results.
TOI had taken an editorial call to not report about the 10 Indian soldiers in PLA's captivity before they safely returned to their unit.