The incidents involved hand-to-hand combat and came as the neighbours held a series of diplomatic and military talks
\nNEW DELHI
\nIndian and Chinese soldiers clashed at least two times in 2022 along their Himalayan frontier where they have been involved in a bitter standoff since 2020, according to new details that have emerged from the Indian Army\u2019s gallantry award citations.
\nThe incidents involved hand-to-hand combat and came as New Delhi and Beijing held a series of diplomatic and military talks to resolve their worst military conflict in decades.
\nNo deaths were reported in these incidents. At least 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese troops were killed in clashes in the area two years previously, in mid-2020.
\nThese skirmishes in India\u2019s Ladakh region, the last of which is now known to have happened in November, 2022, show that the tensions along the undemarcated border continued much longer than previously reported.
\nThe Indian and Chinese armies did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
\nDetails of the new clashes emerged after the Indian Army awarded gallantry medals to some of its soldiers, who it said challenged Chinese troops trying to enter Indian territory in at least two incidents in 2022.
\nIn the first incident in January, 2022, according to a citation, \u201cseveral soldiers of the People\u2019s Liberation Army attacked\u201d an Indian Army post in the eastern Ladakh region.
\nDuring physical jostling, an Indian soldier wounded at least four Chinese troops and snatched their rifles, \u201cforcing them to go back\u201d, it said.
\nIn the second incident in November, 2022, Indian troops pushed back \u201ca group of 40 to 50 soldiers of (PLA)\u201d who were trying to enter Indian territory. A unit of Indian soldiers attacked and injured them, \u201cthus foiling the enemy\u2019s plan to capture the post\u201d, another citation said. The citations also said army units of the two countries were involved in a two-day standoff in an unspecified area in 2022.
\nThe military and diplomatic discussions between the nuclear-armed neighbours to resolve the standoff that began in mid-2020 have not resulted in a final resolution yet.
\nThe India-China border dispute dates back to the 1950s and the two sides fought a brief but bloody war over it in 1962.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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