After China claimed on Monday night that Indian troops had fired warning shots, India on Tuesday morning denied any such action and instead accused Chinese soldiers of firing a “few rounds in the air” after being stopped from “closing in” on forward positions on the Line of Actual Control. With both sides accusing the other of firing rounds, it is appears that shots have been fired at the LAC for the first time in nearly five decades.The accusation was made in a statement issued just after midnight in Beijing by the Chinese western theatre command spokesperson. There has been no response from the Indian government so far. The latest uptick in tensions between both countries comes just two days after the Indian and Chinese defence ministers met in Moscow on September 5. 

After China claimed on Monday night that Indian troops had fired warning shots, India on Tuesday morning denied any such action and instead accused Chinese soldiers of firing a “few rounds in the air” after being stopped from “closing in” on forward positions on the Line of Actual Control. With both sides accusing the other of firing rounds, it is appears that shots have been fired at the LAC for the first time in nearly five decades.The accusation was made in a statement issued just after midnight in Beijing by the Chinese western theatre command spokesperson. There has been no response from the Indian government so far. The latest uptick in tensions between both countries comes just two days after the Indian and Chinese defence ministers met in Moscow on September 5.