Chinese and Indian soldiers were injured in new clashes between the two armies that took place last Friday on the disputed border in the Himalayas, according to a source close to the Indian army.
An Indian source said that the clashes resulted in "injuring some people from both sides with minor injuries," while a military source confirmed that at least 6 Indian soldiers were wounded.
The two sources confirmed that the Chinese soldiers approached the area near the "Line of Actual Control" that constitutes the de facto border, where it was agreed that neither side would patrol.
The first source said that the Indian soldiers responded in a "decisive and firm manner," adding that after the clash, "(the two sides) withdrew immediately from the area."
Tension has raged between the two countries since clashes between Indian and Chinese forces in June 2020 in a fistfight in the Galwan Valley in the Ladakh region bordering the Chinese-controlled Tibetan plateau.
20 Indian soldiers were killed at the time, and China suffered an undisclosed number of casualties, and the two sides strengthened their military presence and moved men, weapons and supplies to the high desert area.
India and China share an unmarked 3,800km border, and their forces have previously adhered to long-standing agreements to avoid the use of any firearms along the de facto border known as the Line of Actual Control.
War broke out between China and India in 1962 over the long disputed border issue between them.