Tawang is in the LAC’s “eastern sector,” at the edge of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

Markey: The LAC runs slightly longer than the U.S.-Mexico border, including stretches of extraordinarily remote, mountainous terrain.

Can you explain the significance of the location of this latest violence - in Tawang - and the distinction from where clashes took place in 2020? USIP’s Sameer Lalwani, Daniel Markey and Vikram Singh look at the significance of this latest clash in Tawang, what this means for broader trends in China-India relations, whether there’s a risk of further escalation, and a possible role for the international community in calming tensions. In a parliamentary briefing, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh claimed the incident began when Chinese troops crossed the LAC in the Tawang sector to “unilaterally change the status quo.” Chinese sources disputed that characterization of events, but claimed the situation on the border was “under control.” (Shiho Fukada/The New York Times)Īfter this latest incident, Chinese and Indian military commanders met again to defuse any risk of further escalation. An Indian military base in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India. In the wake of those 2020 clashes, India and China held 17 rounds of military talks - but have been unable to reach terms for disengagement across key areas of the disputed border. The skirmish was the worst since the summer of 2020, when deadly fighting in the Galwan Valley led to the most significant border escalation in over four decades. Neither side used firearms, and no deaths were reported, but both Indian and Chinese forces sustained injuries. On December 9, hundreds of Indian and Chinese forces clashed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the roughly 2,100 miles contested boundary that separates northern India from China.

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