| 2013 Depsang standoff | |||||||
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| Part of China–India relations | |||||||
 1988 CIA map of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) | |||||||
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| Commandeers and Belligerents | |||||||
 Indian Army |
 People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
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Manmohan Singh General Bikram Singh, IA |
Xi Jinping General Chen Bingde, PLA | ||||||
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| Northern Command | Lanzhou MR | ||||||
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| None | None | ||||||
The 2013 Depsang standoff, also called 2013 Depsang incursion,[2] or 2013 Daulat Beg Oldi incident,[3][a] was an incursion and sit-in by a platoon-sized contingent of the Chinese PLA in the dry river bed of Raki Nala, in the Depsang Bulge area, 30 km south of Daulat Beg Oldi near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the disputed Aksai Chin region.[4]
Indian forces responded to the Chinese presence by quickly establishing their own encampment 300 metres (980 ft) away. Negotiations between China and India lasted nearly three weeks, during which the Chinese position was supplied by trucks and supported by helicopters. The dispute was resolved on 5 May with Chinese withdrawal.[1][5] As part of the resolution, the Indian military agreed to refrain from constructing bunkers 250 km away in the Chumar sector, which the Chinese perceived as threatening.[6][7]
- ^ a b "China tacitly acknowledges withdrawal of troops from Ladakh". The Times of India. 6 May 2013.
- ^ Joshi, Manoj (7 May 2013). "Making sense of the Depsang incursion". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013.
- ^ Mihir Bhonsale (12 February 2018). "Understanding Sino-Indian border issues: An analysis of incidents reported in the Indian media". Observer Research Foundation.
- ^ Sawant, Gaurav Chitranjan (26 April 2013). "India is no pushover, we are not scared of China: Salman Khurshid". India Today. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013.
- ^ Bukhari, Fayaz; Bhattacharjya, Satarupa (7 May 2013). "India and China Withdraw Troops from Himalayan Face Off". Global Post. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013.
- ^ Sen, Sudhi Ranjan (7 May 2013). "India-China pullback: what happened behind the scenes". NDTV News.
- ^ Defence News. "India Destroyed Bunkers in Chumar to Resolve Ladakh Row". Defence News. 8 May 2013.
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