The first such event since the deadly clash between the two neighbours in June 2020, Indian and Chinese forces clashed on December 9 in the Tawang region of India’s Arunachal Pradesh state, the Indian army reported on Monday.
Arunachal Pradesh is located on India’s eastern tip and shares a border with China.
The army reported that “all parties quickly withdrew from the region” and that after the event, its local commander met with his Chinese counterpart to resolve the matter.
A representative for the Indian defence department declined to comment on any casualties incurred by Indian or Chinese soldiers during the fight, and the foreign ministry of India did not respond to a request for comment. Neither the Chinese foreign ministry nor its embassy in New Delhi responded to a request seeking comment.
Prior to the confrontations two years ago, the 3,800 km (2,360 mile) undefined border between the two Asian powers had remained relatively calm since a war in 1962.
Indian and Chinese soldiers engaged in hand-to-hand warfare in the Galwan Valley in Ladakh in June 2020, which is adjacent to the Tibetan plateau controlled by China.
Twenty Indian soldiers died as a result of the incident, while China also sustained an unspecified number of injuries.
In September of this year, the two sides decided to stop occupying the disputed territory along the Himalayan border.
Long-standing regulations have been followed by troops on both sides to refrain from using any firearms along the de facto boundary known as the Line of Actual Control.
