However, it is not known whether there were any casualties or whether violence broke out. Indian forces say the incident, which occurred near to Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh, was caused by Chinese troops trying to occupy a hill.
A New Delhi-based source allegedly told South China Morning Post Chinese troops had entered into Indian territory.
Indian army spokesman Colonel Aman Anand added Chinese troops had “violated” previous agreements and had used “provocative military movements.”
China’s foreign ministry denied its troops had trespassed on Indian territory.
Spokesman Zhao Lijian said in a news briefing Chinese troops “always strictly abide” by the Line of Actual Control which divides India and China.
In addition, Zhang Shuili, a spokesman for China’s Western Theatre Command, claimed forces on the Indian side had crossed the LAC and “seriously violated China’s territorial sovereignty.”
Little else is known about the details of the most recent incident, which occurred around Saturday night.
In June this year, 20 Indian soldiers died after a huge and deadly fight broke out between Chinese and Indian troops in the Galwan Valley region.
Neither side used firearms against the other, with reports of soldiers instead using handheld weapons.
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India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and China’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi held an emergency meeting in July in which they agreed to pursue “peace and tranquillity”.
They called for the “earliest possible complete disengagement of the troops along the LAC,” SCMP reports.
In addition, after the most recent tensions over the weekend, senior officers from both sides reportedly met along the LAC to discuss the issues, according to India’s defence ministry.
Ajai Shukla, a Delhi-based journalist specialising in defence reporting, said in a tweet yesterday the Indian government is “desperate for a negotiated solution” to the tensions.
However, he claimed the weekend’s tensions were “more serious than government is admitting”.
The Line of Actual Control is a poorly-defined and disputed border between India and China.
It can often move over time, given the presence of lakes, rivers, and peaks of snow.
Dr Long Xingchun, president of the Chengdu Institute of World Affairs think tank has said neither India nor China accepts the other’s “version” of the LAC.