An Indian soldier on guard in the disputed Himalayan border region between China and India. Photo: AFP An Indian soldier on guard in the disputed Himalayan border region between China and India. Photo: AFP
An Indian soldier on guard in the disputed Himalayan border region between China and India. Photo: AFP

China-India relations

China /  Diplomacy

India returns ‘stray’ soldier to China troops in disputed border region

  • PLA confirms corporal who ended up on Indian side of Himalayan line of control has been handed back
  • Soldier was on the trail of a lost yak in latest case of animals and people drifting across contested border region

Topic |   China-India relations
Keegan Elmer
Keegan Elmer in Beijing

Updated: 11:07pm, 21 Oct, 2020

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An Indian soldier on guard in the disputed Himalayan border region between China and India. Photo: AFP An Indian soldier on guard in the disputed Himalayan border region between China and India. Photo: AFP
An Indian soldier on guard in the disputed Himalayan border region between China and India. Photo: AFP
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