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Army chief General MM Naravane on Wednesday sought to downplay the clashes between Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh and Sikkim, explaining that the two incidents which happened around the same time are not "interconnected" nor are they part of a "bigger plan".
"Face-offs occur periodically with PLA. This happens due to the differences in perception of the way LAC runs. These face-offs have happened in the past. That is what has happened now. It is just a matter of chance that the face-offs occurred at the same time in Eastern Ladakh and Sikkim. We should not read too much into it. It is not part of any stand nor are these two face-offs interconnected. These face-offs are also not connected to any domestic or international situation," Naravane said.
The Army chief explained that the face-offs occur when Indian and Chinese patrols come face to face. "We go up to our set patrolling...