In further escalation in the ongoing military confrontation in eastern Ladakh, fresh clashes erupted between India and Chinese troops in Pangong Tso. In a statement issued by the Press Information Bureau(PIB), on the intervening night of August 29 and 30, Chinese troops violated the agreement between the two countries. In May, there was a violent skirmish between the soldiers of the two countries in eastern Ladakh after which several rounds of military and diplomatic level talks were held to reduce tensions. Negotiations are still going on, but in the meantime, Chinese troops have once again dared to change the status quo by aggressive military activities. Indian Army claims to have successfully thwarted the Chinese troops' attempts to change the status quo