On the Night of 29/30 August 2020, PLA troops violated the previous consensus arrived at during military and diplomatic engagements during the ongoing standoff in Eastern Ladakh and carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo.

The Indian Army is committed to maintaining peace and tranquility through dialogue, but is also equally determined to protect its territorial integrity. A Brigade Commander level Flag Meeting is in progress at Chushul to resolve the issues.

Indian troops pre-empted this PLA activity on the Southern Bank of Pangong Tso Lake, undertook measures to strengthen our positions, and thwart Chinese intentions to unilaterally change facts on the ground.

Col  Aman Anand

PRO (Army)

Height occupied by Indian Army troops including a special operations battalion is south of Southern bank of Pangong Tso lake near Thakung. Height was lying dormant and can give strategic advantage to side which holds it for controlling the southern bank of lake and areas around: Sources

A special operations battalion was recently inducted into the area & on the night of August 29-30 moved into the area and occupied the heights from where Chinese troops were present barely a few hundred meters: Sources

The height is in the area under Indian side of the LAC but the Chinese also claim it to be on their side. Two brigade commander level meetings have already been held in Chushul/Moldo for resolving the matter and the tension but it has not yielded any result: Sources