Indian, Chinese Troops Clash in Sikkim, With Injuries on Both Sides, Indian Media Says

Expert explains link of these Indo–China skirmishes with US politics

Chinese soldiers at the Nathu La Pass area at the India–China border in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim in August 2003. The two sides had a minor face-off at another pass called Naku La on Jan. 20, 2021, according to the Indian army. STR/AFP via Getty Images

NEW DELHI—Indian and Chinese troops clashed on the disputed border of northern Sikkim in the Himalayas on Jan. 20, resulting in several injuries on both sides, according to the Indian media.

The skirmish occurred after the Chinese soldiers tried to intrude into the Indian side at Naku La, and the Indian side pushed the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) back despite bad weather, according to India Today, a leading Indian media outlet that cited sources saying the injured include 20 PLA and four Indian soldiers.