Both nations' foreign ministers spoke by phone to calm nerves after high-altitude melee. FMTNews
An Indian army convoy moves along the Srinagar-Ladakh highway in Gagangeer, India yesterday.
China’s state broadcaster CCTV, meanwhile, showed footage of People’s Liberation Army tanks and soldiers holding live fire drills in Tibet. India’s foreign ministry said the two sides would implement a previously agreed disengagement, and “neither side would take any action to escalate matters”. The clashes reportedly involved intense hand-to-hand fighting but no gunfire, in line with longstanding practices aimed at avoiding a full military confrontation over the disputed 3,500km border.
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