On 23 October, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs stated that the situation along the Line of Actual Control with China is periodically disrupted due to Chinese forces deviating from established patrolling patterns. The day before, Shatrujit Kapoor, head of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, reported ongoing confrontations between Indian and Chinese military personnel at several locations in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.<\/p>\n
Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n Spokesperson for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal<\/strong> stated on 23 October that the situation on the border periodically becomes more complicated when, according to New Delhi, Chinese forces deviate from established patrolling patterns.<\/p>\n According to him, India and China continue to use existing diplomatic and military mechanisms to resolve outstanding issues and avoid misunderstandings and miscalculations along the LAC. The assessment of the actions of Chinese units is the official position of the Indian side.<\/p>\n Director-General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Shatrujit Kapoor<\/strong> On 22 October, it was reported that clashes between Indian and Chinese military personnel were continuing at several locations in Arunachal Pradesh. No details were given regarding the coordinates, the number of incidents or the exact timeline of these events.<\/p>\n The available reports do not contain any information that would allow these incidents to be characterised as hostilities. This refers to the situation in Arunachal Pradesh in eastern India, rather than to earlier flashpoints in Ladakh in the west.<\/p>\n\n
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs\u2019 position on patrolling<\/h2>\n
What is known about the local clashes<\/h2>\n
Why do negotiations fail to resolve the dispute over the LAC?<\/h2>\n