First violent clash between Indian, Chinese troops

The two-month-long confrontation between Chinese and Indian troops in Doklam is raising tempers elsewhere on the Sino-Indian border, most notable Ladakh, where China enjoys an operational and logistic advantage over India.

For decades, Indian and Chinese patrols have confronted each other with relative restraint. This has been instrumental in ensuring a peaceful Line of Actual Control (LAC), as visualised by the Sino-Indian “Peace and Tranquillity Agreement” of 1993.

On Independence Day, however, mounting Chinese frustration boiled over at the scenic Pangong Lake. At about 7 am, a Chinese patrol consisting of “border defence” troops from their post at Khurnak Fort began pelting