The incursion of Chinese troops into Depsang valley that is 10km inside the Indian Territory and China’s refusal to retreat escalates tensions between the two countries. A second flag meeting held by the local commanders of both sides on Tuesday has ends up with China laying terms to India for pull out, which demands to destroy some of its positions in eastern Ladakh.

The tensions further escalates with Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying reiterating there was no incursion by Chinese troops, but they are well inside the Chinese LAC. She also suggests India to abide by the by consensus in the interest of both countries.

Defense Minister A K Antony, who is currently in Bangalore on a election campaign for the Karnataka Assembly elections has said “Negotiations are going on at various levels to resolve the issue peacefully." He asserts the government will take every step to protect national integrity and security

A 3rd flag meeting is likely to take place with in this week to find an amicable solution to the put a lid on the boarder dispute. Currently, India has deployed matching forces opposite Chinese troops just 500 meter away to avert further incursion into Indian Territory.