''We have seen reports on this bridge or a second bridge. We are monitoring the situation. Of course, we always felt it was occupied,'' Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at a media briefing.
EFSAS also notes that despite the repeated incidents near Pangong Tso, the saving grace was that public statements still seem to be prioritising peace over a war
Agenda included fresh developments at 3 contentious points on Pangong Tso
'India’s move has grossly violated China’s territorial sovereignty, seriously violated relevant agreements, protocols and important consensus reached between the two countries,' said Chinese embassy spokesperson Ji Rong.
Army Spokesperson Col Aman Anand said troops from China’s People’s Liberation Army(PLA) “violated” the consensus arrived at during military and diplomatic engagements on the ongoing standoff in eastern Ladakh and carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo.
The 1993 ‘Agreement on the Maintenance of Peace and Tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control in the India-China Border Areas’ provides a framework for peaceful negotiations towards resolution of disputes and for management of contingencies along the Line of Actual Control.
'...Has China occupied Indian territory?' Gandhi tweeted along with a photograph of the Pangong Tso lake clicked by his father and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
