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Despite estranged relations at the India-China border the Chinese soldier, who had crossed over on the Indian side was handed back by Indian authorities. The soldier was allowed to go back under established international protocol.
According to the reports the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldier was apprehended in the Demchok area of Ladakh. India said this soldier was disoriented and was provided medical assistance and oxygen, by the India army.
Tensions have been high between the two countries since June after a deadly clash in a disputed area. The latest incident comes after multiple rounds of military-level talks between the two sides to defuse the situation.
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The Indian Army said the soldier was handed back according to “established protocols”. Soldiers from both countries have periodically skirmished along the poorly demarcated border, called the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Both sides have accused each other of straying into their territory, which have sometimes resulted in clashes. This is not the first time the two sides have handed over citizens who strayed over the border.
In September, China freed five Indian nationals after they wandered across the border. India said the youths, from a state bordering China, were hunters who had accidentally strayed into Chinese territory.
Relations between the two countries had been deteriorating since June, when at least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a skirmish in the disputed Ladakh border area. In August, India accused China of provoking military tensions at the border twice within a week. And in early September, China accused India of firing “provocative” warning shots at its troops. India in turn, accused China of firing into the air.
India’s foreign minister and his Chinese counterpart had met recently in Russia, where they reached an agreement to de-escalate tensions from their shared border. Since then several round of talks have been held. But both sides have deployed military at the border and tension remains high between the two nations.
