India says troops had ‘minor face-off’ with China in Sikkim border area


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India says troops had ‘minor face-off’ with China in Sikkim border area 2:42 AM NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian and Chinese troops were involved in a face-off last week in a disputed stretch of their shared border in the eastern Himalayas, the Indian army said on Monday. The two sides have been locked in a tense standoff since April in the western Himalayas and since then have bolstered forces all along the border. "It is clarified that there was a minor face-off at Nakula area of North Sikkim on 20 January 2021 and the same was resolved by local commanders...