India and China face off again at border Indian and Chinese troops have clashed again along their disputed border, in a sign that the deadly tensions that erupted in June between the nuclear-armed rivals remain Aug 29: Indian special forces member killed near Pangong Tso lake during border skirmish Indian troops recently deployed to district of Anjaw, in Arunachal Pradesh state, raising prospect of wider face-off Area ceded by Pakistan to China, claimed by India PAKISTAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR Islamabad PAKISTAN Jammu & Kashmir Ladakh INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR INDIA Delhi Aksai Chin: Area held by China, claimed by India TIBET AUTONOMOUS REGION XINJIANG PROVINCE CHINA NEPAL BHUTAN Arunachal Pradesh: Largely claimed by China “McMahon Line” disputed border BANGLADESH MYANMAR 1 2 1 2 3 4 Line of Control Line of Actual Control (LAC) 200km 125 miles KEY DATES IN TENSIONS 1 1962 Sino-Indian War More than 1,000 Indian and around 700 Chinese soldiers killed when Chinese troops overrun Indian military positions across border China withdraws to pre-war positions behind “McMahon line” along Arunachal Pradesh state after ceasefire, but retains Aksai Chin – strategic corridor linking Xinjiang province with western Tibet Ceasefire line becomes known as Line of Actual Control (LAC) 2 1967 Nathu La conflict Hundreds of Indian and Chinese soldiers killed in series of clashes, including exchange of artillery fire, along Nathu La and Cho La mountain passes 3 1975 Tulung La ambush Four Indian soldiers ambushed and killed along dividing line in Arunachal Pradesh 4 2017 Doklam plateau standoff Both countries engage in 73-day standoff after Indian army sends troops to stop China constructing road in Doklam plateau – tri-junction between India, China and Bhutan 5 Jun 15, 2020 Ladakh confrontation At least 20 Indian and unknown number of Chinese soldiers killed in hand-to-hand combat with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley in most serious clash between two countries in 50 years Sources: Stratfor, The Economist, Reuters © GRAPHIC NEWS