In what is seen as another intrusion, the Chinese army has crossed the border at the Depsang plains to the north. The PLA has moved up to a place called Y-junction or Bottleneck on the Depsang plains, which is around 18 km on the Indian side of the LAC.

Meanwhile in other news, Indian and Chinese diplomats agreed Wednesday to “sincerely implement the understanding on disengagement and de-escalation” along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. At the two-and-half hour meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC), diplomats agreed to maintain communication both at diplomatic and military levels to “resolve the existing situation peacefully”, the Ministry of External Affairs said.

The Chinese have previously entered Indian territory at Depsang, senior Congress leader and former defence minister A K Antony told The Indian Express. “A serious incursion took place during the UPA period in Depsang in 2013… It took 21 days in 2013… they had come in large numbers… put tents and everything… there was face to face scuffle… but after 21 days… after military and diplomatic-level discussions they went back. Status quo ante was restored,” he said in an interview.

India says China amassed troops along border in violation of agreements

“At the heart of the matter is that since early May the Chinese side had been amassing a large contingent of troops and armaments along the LAC,” MEA spokesman Anurag Srivastava said.

With inputs from The Indian Express