The Indian Army and Chinese PLA once again engaged in a brief exchange of fire at the Ladakh border on Monday night. Government sources have said warning shots were fired by the Indian troops after Chinese soldiers opened fire at the Indian positions near Pangong Tso in Ladakh. An official statement from the Indian Army is yet to come. However, the Chinese PLA has issued a statement blaming India for opening fire on the Chinese soldiers. Spokesperson for Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Western Theater Command, Colonel Zhang Shuili, said that on “September 7, the Indian army illegally crossed the line and entered Bangong Hunan, the western section of the Sino-Indian border. The shore of the God Pao Mountain area. During the operation, the Indian Army blatantly fired threats to the patrol personnel of the Chinese border guards who had made representations, and the Chinese border guards were forced to take countermeasures to stabilize the situation on the ground.” Indian government sources have said “warning shots” were fired by the Indian troops in reaction to the shots fired by China to stop their advances towards the Indian positions in the area.
