After the violent Galwan Valley face-off between Indian and Chinese soldiers, yet another ‘minor face-off’ took place at the Naku La area of North Sikkim on 20 January 2021, according to the reports. Indian Army officials have apparently confirmed that around 20 Chinese soldiers were injured while they were trying to cross the borders last week. Apparently, four from Indian Army also got injured during their attempt to stop those Chinese soldiers from intruding.
Indian army has successfully managed to push back the Chinese troops, while soldiers from both the sides were affected due to the violent clash. According to a latest report by India Today, the sources informed that the Chinese soldiers tried to cross the border last week but they failed. Despite of having a hostile weather conditions, Indian soldiers managed to push them back and foiled their plans of entering into the country.
The same report also quoted an Indian Army official confirmed that, “It is clarified that there was a minor face-off at Naku La area of North Sikkim on 20 January 2021 and the same was resolved by local commanders as per established protocols.” Naku La has been one of the sites where Indian and Chinese soldiers have had a face-off alongside other regions such as Ladakh last year.
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