Thousands of soldiers climbed up mountain peaks to claim the vantage points along the south bank of glacial lake Pangong Tso. - Reuters
NEW DELHI (Bloomberg): India triggered the latest clash with China on their Himalayan border by executing a stealth night-time operation to claim strategic outposts offering a clear view of troop movements in disputed territory, according to Indian officials with knowledge of the matter.
In what they called India's first offensive move since the conflict began in May, thousands of soldiers climbed up mountain peaks for about six hours to claim the vantage points along the south bank of Pangong Tso - a glacial lake roughly the size of Singapore.
