Chinese Troops Enter 25km Deep Into Indian Territory

He said India regularly takes up any transgression with the Chinese side through established mechanisms such as flag meetings, border personnel meetings and normal diplomatic channels like working mechanism on consultation and coordination on India-China Border Affairs.

At these meetings, the issues are resolved through the provisions of various agreements between India and China, he added.

According to sources, the Indian border patrol attempted to reach the 'new patrol base' from a place known as 'nallah one', near its base.

A satellite image of the area was likely to be taken to ascertain whether the Chinese PLA have pitched in tents like it did last year, the sources said.

The sources, however, hinted that there was a possibility of some tents being erected by the Chinese troops to facilitate their movement deep into the Indian territory.

The Burtse area, which is adjacent to Daulat Beg Oldie(DBO), forms part of huge Depsang plains perceived by India as their own territory.

However, the Chinese side have been claiming it to be part of their territory as it gives them a tactical edge over the area including the air field which was operationalised by the Indian Air Force(IAF) last year for a brief while.

This area was in news last year due to 21-day stand off between India and Chinese troops which ended after four flag meetings between the two sides. Chinese PLA had pitched five tents in the area and claimed that it was a part of their territory.

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