India-China Tawang clash | Arunachal CM: it is not 1962 anymore

Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu has said thay anyone who tries to transgress into Indian territory will be given a befitting reply.

Khandu's tweet comes after it came to light that Indian and Chinese forces clashed along the Line of Actual Control in Tawang on December 9.

Khandu said that it is not 1962 anymore, referring to the Indo-China war in Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh.

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Indian and Chinese troops were engaged in a brief face-off near Yangtse in October last year as well and it was resolved following talks between local commanders of the two sides according to established protocols.

The ties between India and China nosedived significantly following the fierce clash in the Galwan Valley in June 2020 that marked the most serious military conflict between the two sides in decades. Both sides gradually enhanced their deployment by rushing in tens of thousands of soldiers and heavy weaponry.

Following the eastern Ladakh standoff, the Indian Army significantly bolstered its operational capabilities along the LAC in the eastern theatre.

The army put into place an effective surveillance apparatus and there has been a substantial improvement in overall monitoring of the areas in the last two years, military officials said.

(With input from PTI)