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. 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 ground.

Brigade Commander level flag meeting is in progress at Chushul sector along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at the time of this news being written to.
The Army Spokesperson Colonel Aman Anand informed that Chinese Army "carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo."

"Indian troops pre-empted this PLA activity on Southern Bank of PangongTso Lake, undertook measures to strengthen their positions and thwart Chinese intentions to unilaterally change facts on ground," he said.

"The Indian Army is committed to maintaining peace and tranquillity 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," Col Anand further said.