2013 Depsang standoff

[1][5] As part of the resolution, the Indian military agreed to refrain from constructing bunkers 250 km away in the Chumar sector, which the Chinese perceived as threatening.

[13] The Indian government claims that Chinese troops continue to illegally enter the area hundreds of times every year.

Most of these occur without incident, but in 2011 Chinese military forces entered 18 km into the disputed area in order to dismantle "17 structures made up of loose stones in the shape of bunkers".

Minimal efforts were made by the Indian army to reinforce the position after its initial deployment, though the two sides did raise banners encouraging each other to withdraw.

"[22] India opted not to take military action and pressed on with a long-planned visit to China by its foreign minister, Salman Khurshid.

[23] Within the Indian Parliament, the government was heavily criticised by the opposition for its handling of the incident[7] who compared it to India's defeat in the 1962 Sino-Indian War.

On 3 May, shortly before the dispute was resolved, the Indian parliament was adjourned after opposition members became disruptive, shouting "get China out, save the country".

[5] The Chinese military in July 2014 acknowledged the incursion at the Depsang Valley in Ladakh region and said that such incidents occurred due to differing perceptions of the Line of Actual Control.

The Depsang Bulge area, Indian territory that was partly occupied by China during the 1962 war ; [ 15 ] the location of the standoff is at the confluence of the Raki Nala with Burtsa Nala.