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India, China soldiers involved in border altercation: Indian sources
Reuters ^
| Aug. 15, 2017
| Sanjeev Miglani and Fayaz Bukhari
Posted on 08/15/2017 6:31:50 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
India, China soldiers involved in border altercation: Indian sources
NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Indian and Chinese soldiers were involved in an altercation in the western Himalayas on Tuesday, Indian sources said, further raising tensions between the two countries which are already locked in a two-month standoff in another part of the disputed border.
A source in New Delhi, who had been briefed on the military situation on the border, said soldiers foiled a bid by a group of Chinese troops to enter Indian territory in Ladakh, near the Pangong lake.
Some of the Chinese soldiers carried iron rods and stones, and in the melee there were minor injuries on both sides, the source said.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; doklam; india; ladakh
This is near Kashmir, on the western side of Indo-Chinese border, while Doklam, the site of current military standoff, is on the eastern side.
To: TigerLikesRooster; Tainan; hedgetrimmer; Unam Sanctam; taxesareforever; Avenger; prion; Iris7; ...
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posted on
08/15/2017 6:32:24 PM PDT
by
TigerLikesRooster
(dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
To: KC_Lion
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posted on
08/15/2017 6:34:05 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Well the Chinese are not used to not getting their way.
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posted on
08/15/2017 6:50:20 PM PDT
by
BBell
(calm down and eat your sandwiches)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Why is this remote outpost important to China or India?
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posted on
08/15/2017 7:07:28 PM PDT
by
Savage Beast
(You can drive coast to coast without ever crossing a district run by Democrats! MAGA = Renaissance!)
To: Savage Beast
N. East portion of India is connected to the rest of the country via a short narrow corridor. The outpost in question is near the corridor. China can launch from the site to cut off the corridor and isolate the region. This will also provide China with a springboard to reach India Ocean.
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posted on
08/15/2017 7:13:59 PM PDT
by
TigerLikesRooster
(dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
To: TigerLikesRooster
They’ll blame this on Trump ,LOL
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posted on
08/15/2017 7:16:23 PM PDT
by
butlerweave
(it's the children are)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Correction:China can launch (an attack) from the site
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posted on
08/15/2017 7:17:47 PM PDT
by
TigerLikesRooster
(dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
08/15/2017 7:22:02 PM PDT
by
Savage Beast
(You can drive coast to coast without ever crossing a district run by Democrats! MAGA = Renaissance!)
To: Savage Beast
The road to Pakistan, Afghanistan and beyond.
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posted on
08/15/2017 7:29:06 PM PDT
by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: TigerLikesRooster
This has been coming for a while, if true. The Chinese have been moving stuff into the area for several weeks now.
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posted on
08/15/2017 7:33:28 PM PDT
by
tcrlaf
(They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
To: fella
Nope, that lies more to China’s West. Besides, Pakistan already gave a chunk of Kashmir to China in the 1960s.
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
08/16/2017 12:29:41 AM PDT
by
EEGator
To: TigerLikesRooster
Testing resolve...but bring on the kabuki anyway!
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posted on
08/16/2017 1:40:00 AM PDT
by
StAnDeliver
(Prosecute the win. Run up the score.)
To: StAnDeliver
Chinese could be signaling that they can mount two front attacks, probably hoping that this will scare India to back down.
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posted on
08/16/2017 1:51:06 AM PDT
by
TigerLikesRooster
(dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Keep a few anti-ICBM units on standby and Stay. The Hell. Out of it.
To: TigerLikesRooster
Some of the Chinese soldiers carried iron rods and stones...Huh???
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posted on
08/16/2017 3:32:34 PM PDT
by
Magnum44
(My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
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