NEW DELHI:
Indian Army on Sunday dismissed reports of any kind of face-off taking place in the Galwan Valley between the Army and China's People Liberation Army (
PLA) in early May.
The Indian Army firmly asserted that there was no clash and also said that the sources claiming otherwise could be trying to derail the ongoing de-escalation process.
"A media report suggested a minor face-off between Indian and the Chinese troops in Galwan Valley.
It is clarified that no such face-off has taken place between Indian and Chinese troops at Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh in the first week of May 2021 as reported," said the Indian Army.
It further wrote, that the new report "seems to be inspired by sources who may be trying to derail the ongoing process for early resolution of issues in Eastern Ladakh."
On incidents involving the Indian Army, it said that the clarification should be sought on actual versions/positions on incidents from authorised sources and "not base reports on uncorroborated inputs from third parties."
India and China have held 11 rounds of talks so far after the clashes in Galwan Valley last year. While the troops partially disengaged on the North and South banks of Pangong Tso, phased disengagement is yet to take place at the other friction areas in Eastern Ladakh — Gogra, Hot Springs, Depsang and Demchok.