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| Indian and Chinese troops 'clash on border' in Sikkim | Indian and Chinese troops 'clash on border' in Sikkim |
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| Dozens of Indian and Chinese soldiers have exchanged physical blows in a clash on the shared border, Indian media report. | Dozens of Indian and Chinese soldiers have exchanged physical blows in a clash on the shared border, Indian media report. |
| Seven Chinese and four Indian troops were injured, an army official reportedly said, near the Nathu La sector in the border state of Sikkim. | Seven Chinese and four Indian troops were injured, an army official reportedly said, near the Nathu La sector in the border state of Sikkim. |
| Local commanders spoke and resolved the dispute, which took place on Saturday. | Local commanders spoke and resolved the dispute, which took place on Saturday. |
| The two countries have competing claims over their shared 3,400 kilometre (2,100 mile) border. | The two countries have competing claims over their shared 3,400 kilometre (2,100 mile) border. |
| Sometimes stand-offs involve chest-bumping, pushing and shoving, and throwing stones at each other, BBC South Asia Editor Anbarasan Ethirajan reports. | Sometimes stand-offs involve chest-bumping, pushing and shoving, and throwing stones at each other, BBC South Asia Editor Anbarasan Ethirajan reports. |
| The latest tense face-off took place near the Nathu La sector in Sikkim, more than 5,000 metres (16,400ft) above sea level in the Himalayas. | |
| China and India fought a war over the border in 1962. | China and India fought a war over the border in 1962. |
| In 2017, the two countries also clashed in the region after China tried to extend a border road through a disputed plateau. | In 2017, the two countries also clashed in the region after China tried to extend a border road through a disputed plateau. |
| Though both countries send out patrols that often engage in physical stand-offs, no bullet has been fired over the border in the last four decades. | Though both countries send out patrols that often engage in physical stand-offs, no bullet has been fired over the border in the last four decades. |