The US is closely monitoring the situation along the India-China border, a Pentagon spokesperson said, following clashes between Indian and Chinese troops near LAC in Arunachal Pradesh.
Tawang conflict: The Pentagon spokesperson said the recent standoff with the Indian Army in Tawang points to the trend by China "to assert itself and to be proactive in areas of US allies in the Indo-Pacific." He added the US has seen China continuing to amass forces and build military infrastructure in the area of the LAC.
Last week, a clash broke out between Indian and Chinese troops after around 300 PLA soldiers tried to change the status quo in the Tawang area of Arunachal Pradesh.
This meeting will be attended by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Amil Chauhan, Chief of the Army Staff General Manoj Pande, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshall VR Chaudhari, Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, and Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra.