India slammed China on Thursday for once again holding it responsible for the Ladakh standoff, asserting that the provocative behaviour and unilateral attempts by the Chinese military to change the status quo resulted in a serious disruption of peace in the region.
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that China continues to send a large number of troops and armaments in the border areas and it was in response to the Chinese actions that the Indian armed forces had to make counter deployments.
“It was the amassing of a large number of troops by the Chinese side, their provocative behaviour and unilateral attempts to alter status quo in contravention of all our bilateral agreements that resulted in the serious disturbance of peace and tranquility along the LAC in eastern Ladakh,” Bagchi said.
“As emphasised by the external affairs minister at his meeting with the Chinese foreign minister earlier this month, it is our expectation that the Chinese side will work towards an early resolution of the remaining issues along the LAC in eastern Ladakh while fully abiding by bilateral agreements and protocols,” he added.
