India and China clash again on Himalayan border (update)

In this file photo taken on July 10, 2008 a Chinese soldier gestures as he stands near an Indian soldier on the Chinese side of the ancient Nathu La border crossing between India and China. Indian and Chinese troops have became embroiled in a new brawl on their contested border which left injuries on both sides, barely six months after a deadly clash in the Himalayas, military sources and media reports said on Monday (Jan 25, 2021). - AFP

NEW DELHI, Jan 25 (AFP): Indian and Chinese troops fought a new brawl on their contested Himalayan border that left injuries on both sides, officials said Monday, highlighting the fraught state of relations between the giant neighbours.

The fighting on Jan 20 came six months after a pitched battle which left at least 20 Indian troops dead as well as an unknown number of Chinese casualties.