India rejects China’s allegations, blames Beijing’s troops for tensions on LAC

India on Friday said it rejected remarks made by China’s Foreign Ministry blaming it for “trespassing” across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and causing last year’s clash in the Galwan Valley.

It was China’s “provocative behaviour” that led to the worst violence on the border in decades, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi said.

"We reject statements which have no basis in facts,” Bagchi added.

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He further said that China continues to deploy a “large number of troops and armaments in the border areas” which causes tensions in the area.

Meanwhile, on Thursday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, in response to a question on whether there was a need for new border management protocols in the wake of last year’s LAC crisis, blamed India for sparking the tensions.